# Expansion of Enrollment in the VA Health Care System
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2009-05-15 · Effective 2009-06-15 · 74 FR 22832
## Document
- **Document number:** E9-11400
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 74 FR 22832
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2009-05-15
- **Effective date:** 2009-06-15
## Abstract

This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations regarding enrollment in the VA health care system. In particular, it establishes additional sub-priorities within enrollment priority category 8 and provides that beginning on the effective date of the rule, VA will begin enrolling priority category 8 veterans whose income exceeds the current means test and geographic means test income thresholds by 10 percent or less.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/05/15/E9-11400/expansion-of-enrollment-in-the-va-health-care-system)
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