FEDERAL · 38 U.S.C. · Chapter 51

Acceptance of reports of private physician examinations

Current through Pub. L. 119-102
Title 38Veterans' Benefits·Ch. 51 — CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS·Subch. III
For purposes of establishing any claim for benefits under chapter 11 or 15 of this title, a report of a medical examination administered by a private physician that is provided by a claimant in support of a claim for benefits under that chapter may be accepted without a requirement for confirmation by an examination by a physician employed by the Veterans Health Administration if the report is sufficiently complete to be adequate for the purpose of adjudicating such claim.

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History

(Added Pub. L. 103–446, title III, §301(b), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4658.)