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38 U.S.C. § 1714 — Fitting and training in use of prosthetic appliances; guide dogs; service dogs
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**(a)**
(1) Any veteran who is entitled to a prosthetic appliance shall be furnished such fitting and training, including institutional training, in the use of such appliance as may be necessary, whether in a Department facility or other training institution, or by outpatient treatment, including such service under contract, and including travel and incidental expenses (under the terms and conditions set forth in [section 111 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section111&num=0&edition=prelim)) to and from such veteran’s home to such hospital or training institution.
(2) In furnishing prosthetic appliances under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure women veterans are able to access clinically appropriate prosthetic appliances through each medical facility of the Department.
**(b)** The Secretary may provide guide dogs trained for the aid of the blind to veterans who are enrolled under [section 1705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim). The Secretary may also provide such veterans with mechanical or electronic equipment for aiding them in overcoming the disability of blindness.
**(c)** The Secretary may, in accordance with the priority specified in [section 1705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim), provide—
(1) service dogs trained for the aid of the hearing impaired to veterans who are hearing impaired and are enrolled under [section 1705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) service dogs trained for the aid of persons with spinal cord injury or dysfunction or other ch
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**(a)**
(1) Any veteran who is entitled to a prosthetic appliance shall be furnished such fitting and training, including institutional training, in the use of such appliance as may be necessary, whether in a Department facility or other training institution, or by outpatient treatment, including such service under contract, and including travel and incidental expenses (under the terms and conditions set forth in [section 111 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section111&num=0&edition=prelim)) to and from such veteran’s home to such hospital or training institution.
(2) In furnishing prosthetic appliances under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure women veterans are able to access clinically appropriate prosthetic appliances through each medical facility of the Department.
**(b)** The Secretary may provide guide dogs trained for the aid of the blind to veterans who are enrolled under [section 1705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim). The Secretary may also provide such veterans with mechanical or electronic equipment for aiding them in overcoming the disability of blindness.
**(c)** The Secretary may, in accordance with the priority specified in [section 1705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim), provide—
(1) service dogs trained for the aid of the hearing impaired to veterans who are hearing impaired and are enrolled under [section 1705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) service dogs trained for the aid of persons with spinal cord injury or dysfunction or other chronic impairment that substantially limits mobility to veterans with such injury, dysfunction, or impairment who are enrolled under [section 1705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) service dogs trained for the aid of persons with mental illnesses, including post-traumatic stress disorder, to veterans with such illnesses who are enrolled under [section 1705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d)** In the case of a veteran provided a dog under subsection (b) or (c), the Secretary may pay travel and incidental expenses for that veteran under the terms and conditions set forth in [section 111 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section111&num=0&edition=prelim) to and from the veteran’s home for expenses incurred in becoming adjusted to the dog.
**(e)** The Secretary may provide a service dog to a veteran under subsection (c)(3) regardless of whether the veteran has a mobility impairment.
**(f)**
(1) The Secretary shall provide to any veteran described in paragraph (2) a commercially available veterinary insurance policy for each dog provided to such veteran under subsection (b) or (c).
(2) A veteran described in this paragraph is a veteran who—
(A) is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or a visual, hearing, or substantial mobility impairment;
(B) has received a dog under subsection (b) or (c) in connection with such disorder or impairment; and
(C) meets such other requirements as the Secretary may prescribe.
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**(a)** Under regulations prescribed by the President pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Secretary may pay the actual necessary expense of travel (including lodging and subsistence), or in lieu thereof an allowance based upon mileage (at a rate of 41.5 cents per mile), of any person to or from a Department facility or other place in connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling required by the Secretary pursuant to chapter 34 or 35 of this title, or for the purpose of examination, treatment, or care. Actual necessary expense of travel includes the reasonable costs of airfare if travel by air is the only practical way to reach a Department facility. In addition to the mileage allowance authorized by this section, there may be allowed reimbursement for the actual cost of ferry fares, and bridge, road, and tunnel tolls.
**(b)**
(1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and notwithstanding subsection (g)(2) of this section or any other provision of law, if, with respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary exercises the authority under this section to make any payments, the Secretary shall make the payments provided for in this section to or for the following persons for travel during such fiscal year for examination, treatment, or care for which the person is eligible:
(A) A veteran or other person whose travel is in connection with treatment or care for a service-connected disability.
(B) A veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more.
(C) A veteran receiving pension under [section 1521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1521&num=0&edition=prelim).
(D) A veteran (i) who is not traveling by air and whose annual income (as determined under [secti
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**(a)** In managing the provision of hospital care and medical services under [section 1710(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary, in accordance with regulations the Secretary shall prescribe, shall establish and operate a system of annual patient enrollment. The Secretary shall manage the enrollment of veterans in accordance with the following priorities, in the order listed:
(1) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percent or greater and veterans who were awarded the medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of title 10 or section 491 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14.
(2) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 30 percent or 40 percent.
(3) Veterans who are former prisoners of war or who were awarded the Purple Heart, veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 10 percent or 20 percent, and veterans described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of [section 1710(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) Veterans who are in receipt of increased pension based on a need of regular aid and attendance or by reason of being permanently housebound and other veterans who are catastrophically disabled.
(5) Veterans not covered by paragraphs (1) through (4) who are unable to defray the expenses of necessary care as determined under [section 1722(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1722/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) All other veterans eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under [section 1710(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?re
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**(a)** Further processing of an application for educational assistance and the award of such assistance shall be pursuant to the requirements of subchapters III and IV of this chapter unless the parent or guardian requests special restorative training for the eligible person, in which case the application will be processed under subchapter V of this chapter.
**(b)** If the request for special restorative training is approved, educational assistance will be afforded pursuant to the terms of subchapter V of this chapter. If the request for special restorative training is disapproved, or if approved the restorative training is completed or discontinued, any educational assistance subsequently afforded will be in accordance with subchapters III and IV of this chapter.
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There is a Secretary of Veterans Affairs, who is the head of the Department and is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Secretary is responsible for the proper execution and administration of all laws administered by the Department and for the control, direction, and management of the Department.
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For the purposes of this chapter—
(1) The term “disability” means a disease, injury, or other physical or mental defect.
(2) The term “veteran of any war” includes any veteran awarded the Medal of Honor.
(3) The term “facilities of the Department” means—
(A) facilities over which the Secretary has direct jurisdiction;
(B) Government facilities for which the Secretary contracts; and
(C) public or private facilities at which the Secretary provides recreational activities for patients receiving care under [section 1710 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) The term “non-Department facilities” means facilities other than Department facilities.
(5) The term “hospital care” includes—
(A)
(i) medical services rendered in the course of the hospitalization of any veteran, and (ii) travel and incidental expenses pursuant to the provisions of [section 111 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section111&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) such mental health services, consultation, professional counseling, marriage and family counseling, and training for the members of the immediate family or legal guardian of a veteran, or the individual in whose household such veteran certifies an intention to live, as the Secretary considers appropriate for the effective treatment and rehabilitation of a veteran or dependent or survivor of a veteran receiving care under the last sentence of [section 1781(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1781/b&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(C)
(i) medical services rendered in the course of the hospitalization of a dependent or survivor of a veteran rece
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For the purposes of this title—
(1) The terms “Secretary” and “Department” mean the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, respectively.
(2) The term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
(3) The term “surviving spouse” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title) a person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran’s death, and who lived with the veteran continuously from the date of marriage to the date of the veteran’s death (except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran without the fault of the spouse) and who has not remarried.
(4)
(A) The term “child” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title (other than with respect to a child who is an insurable dependent under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(10) of such chapter) and [section 8502(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8502/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) a person who is unmarried and—
(i) who is under the age of eighteen years;
(ii) who, before attaining the age of eighteen years, became permanently incapable of self-support; or
(iii) who, after attaining the age of eighteen years and until completion of education or training (but not after attaining the age of twenty-three years), is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution;
and who is a legitimate child, a legally adopted child, a stepchild who is a member of a veteran’s household or was a member at the time of the veteran’s death, or an illegitimate child but, as to the alleged father, onl
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
[§ 1713
(2) Any survivor or dependent of a veteran
who is eligible for medical care under section
1781 of this title.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall con-
tract with a dental insurer to administer the
dental insurance plan under this section.
(d) BENEFITS.—The dental insurance plan
under this section shall provide such benefits for
dental care and treatment as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate for the dental insurance plan,
including diagnostic services, preventative serv-
ices, endodontics and other restorative services,
surgical services, and emergency services.
(e) ENROLLMENT.—(1) Enrollment in the dental
insurance plan under this section shall be vol-
untary.
(2) Enrollment in the dental insurance plan
shall be for such minimum period as the Sec-
retary shall prescribe for purposes of this sec-
tion.
(f) PREMIUMS.—(1) Premiums for coverage
under the dental insurance plan under this sec-
tion shall be in such amount or amounts as the
Secretary shall prescribe to cover all costs asso-
ciated with carrying out this section.
(2) The Secretary shall adjust the premiums
payable under this section for coverage under
the dental insurance plan on an annual basis.
Each individual covered by the dental insurance
plan at the time of such an adjustment shall be
notified of the amount and effective date of such
adjustment.
(3) Each individual covered by the dental in-
surance plan shall pay the entire premium for
coverage under the dental insurance plan, in ad-
dition to the full cost of any copayments.
(g) VOLUNTARY DISENROLLMENT.—(1) With re-
spect to enrollment in the dental insurance plan
under this section, the Secretary shall—
(A) permit the voluntary disenrollment of an
individual in the dental ins
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