Duty Periods for Establishing Eligibility for Health Care
VA · va-other · Published 2013-12-26 · Effective 2014-01-27 · 78 FR 78258
Document
Document number
2013-30775
Federal Register citation
78 FR 78258
CFR reference
38 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2013-12-26
Effective date
2014-01-27
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its medical regulations concerning eligibility for health care to re- establish the definitions of "active military, naval, or air service," "active duty," and "active duty for training." These definitions were deleted in 1996; however, we believe that all duty periods should be defined in part 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to ensure proper determination of eligibility for VA health care. We are also providing a more complete definition of "inactive duty training."