What is the C.F.R.?

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What is the C.F.R.?

• The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification
  of the general and permanent rules published in
  the Federal Register by the Executive departments
  and agencies of the Federal Government.

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What C.F.R.?

• The main parts you should be familiar with are
• Part 1 - General Provisions
• Part 3 - Adjudication
• Part 4 - Schedule for rating disabilities
• Part 17 - Medical
• Part 19 - BVA regulations
• Part 20 - BVA rules of practice
• Part 21 - Voc Rehab and Education

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What C.F.R.?

• Parts you should be aware of
• Part 6 - U.S. Government life insurance
• Part 7 - Soldiers and sailors civil relief
• Part 8 - National Service Life Insurance
• Part 8a - Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance
• Part 9 - SGLI and VGLI
• Part 13 - Fiduciary activities
• Part 14 - Legal services
• Part 36 - Loan Guaranty

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38 CFR, PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

• The United States Flag for Burial Purposes 1.10
• Parking Fees at VA Medical Facilities 1.300 -
  1.303
• Release of Information from VA Records Relating
  to Drug Abuse, Alcoholism or Alcohol Abuse,
  Infection With HIV or Sickle Cell Anemia 1.460 -
  1.469
• Disclosure with Patients Consent 1.475 - 1.479

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Part 1 Cont.

• Disclosure Without Patient Consent 1.485 - 1.489
• Court Orders Authorizing Disclosures and Use
  1.490 - 1.496
• Release of Information From VA Claimant Records
  1.500 - 1.527
• Safeguarding Personal Information in VA Records
  1.575 - 1.582

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Part 1 Cont.

• Expanded Remote Access to Computerized Veterans
  Claims By Accredited Representatives 1.600 -
  1.603
• Homeless Claimants 1.710
• Standards of Collection of Claims 1.910 - 1.924
• Standards of Compromise of Claims 1.930 - 1.936

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Part 1 Cont.

• Standards for Suspending or Terminating
  Collection Action 1.940 - 1.944
• Referrals to GAO, Department of Justice, or IRS
  1.950 - 1.953
• Regional Office Committees on Waivers and
  Compromises 1.955 - 1.970

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38 CFR, PART 3 - ADJUDICATION

• Broken down into three Subparts
• Subpart A - Pension, Compensation and Dependency
  and Indemnity Compensation
• Subpart B - Burial Benefits
• Subpart D - Universal Adjudication Rules That
  Apply to Benefit Claims Governed by Part 3 of
  This Title.
• (Subpart C - Reserved

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Part 3, Subpart A

• Subpart A - Pension, Compensation DIC
• General 3.1 - 3.432
• Relationship 3.50 - 3.60
• Administrative 3.100 - 3.115
• Claims 3.150 - 3.160
• Evidence Requirements 3.200 - 3.217

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Part 3, Subpart A, Cont

• Dependency, Income and Estate 3.250 - 3.277
• Regulations Applicable to Programs in Effect
  Prior to January 1, 1979 3.250 - 3.270
• Regulations Applicable to the Improved Pension
  Program Which Became Effective January 1, 1979
  3.271 - 3.277

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Part 3, Subpart A, Cont

• Ratings and Evaluations Basic Entitlement
  Considerations 3.300 - 3.302
• Ratings and Evaluations Service Connection
  3.303 - 3.344
• Ratings for Special Purposes 3.350 - 3.363
• Rating Considerations Relative to Specific
  Diseases 3.370 - 3.385

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Part 3, Subpart A, Cont

• Effective Dates 3.400 - 3.405
• Reductions and Discontinuances 3.500 - 3.505
• Hospitalization Adjustments 3.551 - 3.559
• Adjustments and Resumptions 3.650 - 3.669
• Concurrent Benefits and Elections 3.700 - 3.715

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Part 3, Subpart A, Cont

• Retirement 3.750 - 3.754
• Special Benefits 3.800 - 3.816
• Incompetents, Guardianship and Institutional
  Awards 3.850 - 3.857
• Forfeiture 3.900 - 3.905
• Protection 3.950 - 3.960
• Accrued 3.1000 - 3.1009

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Part 3, Subpart B

• Subpart B - Burial Benefits
• 3.1600 - 3.1612

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Part 3, Subpart D

• Subpart D - Universal Adjudication Rules That
  Apply to Benefit Claims Governed by Part 3 of
  this Title
• General 3.2100 - 3.2130
• Revisions 3.2600

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38 CFR, PART 4 - SCHEDULE OF RATING DISABILITIES

• Broken down into two Subparts
• Subpart A - General Policy in Rating
• Subpart B - Disability Ratings
• With three Appendixes
• Appendix A - Table of Amendments and Effective
  Dates Since 1946
• Appendix B - Numerical Index of Disabilities
• Appendix C - Alphabetical Index of Disabilities

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Part 4, Subpart A

• Subpart A - General Policy in Rating
• 4.1 - 4.31

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Part 4, Subpart B

• Subpart B - Disability Ratings
• The Musculoskeletal System 4.40 - 4.73
• The Organs of Special Sense 4.75 - 4.84a
• Impairment of Auditory Acuity 4.85 - 4.87a
• Infectious Diseases, Immune Disorders and
  Nutritional Deficiencies 4.88 - 4.89

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Part 4, Subpart B, Cont

• The Respiratory System 4.96 - 4.97
• The Cardiovascular System 4.100 - 4.104
• The Digestive System 4.110 - 4.114
• The Genitourinary System 4.115 - 4.115b
• Gynecological Conditions and Disorders of the
  Breast 4.116

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Part 4, Subpart B, Cont

• The Hemic and Lymphatic Systems 4.117
• The Skin 4.118
• The Endocrine System 4.119
• Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
  4.120 - 4.124a
• Mental Disorders 4.125 - 4.130
• Dental and Oral Conditions 4.149 - 4.150

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38 CFR, PART 17 - MEDICAL

• Definitions and Active Duty 17.30 - 17.31
• Protection of Patient Rights 17.32 - 17.33
• Tentative Eligibility Determinations 17.34
• Enrollment Provisions and Medical Benefits
  Package 17.36 - 17.40
• Examinations and Observation and Examination
  17.41 - 17.42

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Part 17, Cont

• Hospital, Domiciliary and Nursing Home Care
  17.43 - 17.49
• Use of Community Nursing Home Care Facilities
  17.57 - 17.60
• Community Residential Care 17.61 - 17.72
• Vocational Training and Health-Care Eligibility
  Protection for Pension Recipients 17.90 - 17.91

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Part 17, Cont

• Outpatient Treatment 17.92 - 17.98
• Breaking Appointments 17.100
• Charges, Waivers, and Collections 17.101 -
  17.105
• Co-payments 17.108 - 17.111
• Payment and Reimbursement of the Expenses of
  Medical Service Not Previously Authorized 17.120
  - 17.132

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Part 17, Cont

• Prosthetic, Sensory, and Rehabilitative Aids
  17.149 - 17.154
• Automotive Equipment and Driver Training 17.155
  - 17.159
• Dental Services 17.160 - 17.166
• Transitional Housing Loan Program 17.800 -
  17.805

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Part 17, Cont

• Health Care Benefits for Certain Children of
  Vietnam Veterans - Spina Bifida and Covered Birth
  Defects 17.900 - 17.905
• Payment or Reimbursement for Emergency Services
  for Non-service Connected Conditions in Non-VA
  Facilities 17.1000 - 17.1008

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38 CFR, PART 19 - BVA APPEALS REGULATIONS

• Part 19, Appeals Regulations Divided into five
  Subparts
• Subpart A - Operation of the Board of Veterans
  Appeals
• Subpart B - Appeals Processing by Agency of
  Original Jurisdiction

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Part 19, Cont

• Subpart C - Administrative Appeals
• Subpart D - Hearings Before the Board of
  Veterans Appeals at Department of Veterans
  Affairs Field Facilities
• Subpart E - Simultaneously Contested Claims

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38 CFR, PART 20 - BVA RULES OF PRACTICE

• Part 20 - Rules of Practice Divided into 14
  Subparts
• Subpart A - General 20.1 - 20.3
• Subpart B - The Board 20.100 - 20.102
• Subpart C - Commencement and Perfection of
  Appeal 20.200 - 20.204
• Subpart D - Filing 20.300 - 20.306

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Part 20, Cont.

• Subpart E - Administrative Appeals 20.400 -
  20.401
• Subpart F - Simultaneously contested Claims
  20.500 - 20.504
• Subpart G - Representation 20.600 - 20.608
• Subpart H - Hearings on Appeal 20.700 - 20.717

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Part 20, Cont

• Subpart I - Evidence 20.800
• Subpart J - Action by the Board 20.900 - 20.904
• Subpart K - Reconsideration 20.1000 - 20.1003
• Subpart L - Finality 20.1100 - 20.1106

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Part 20, Cont

• Subpart M - Privacy Act 20.1200 - 20.1201
• Subpart N - Miscellaneous 20.1300 - 20.1304
• Subpart O - Revision of Decision on Grounds of
  Clear and Unmistakable Error 20.1400 - 20.1411
• Appendix A to Part 20 - Cross References

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38 CFR PART 21 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
EDUCATION

• Part 21 - Voc Rehab and Education Divided into
  12 Subparts
• Subpart A - Vocational Rehabilitation Under 38
  U.S.C. Chapter 31 21.1 - 21.430
• Subpart B - Claims and Applications for
  Educational Assistance 21.1029 - 21.1033

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Part 21, Cont

• Subpart C - Survivors and Dependents
  Educational Assistance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter
  35 21.3001 - 21.3344
• Subpart D - administration of Educational
  Assistance Programs 21.4001 - 21.4279
• Subpart F - Education Loans 21.4500 - 21.4507
• Subpart G - Post-Vietnam era Veterans
  Educational Assistance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter
  32 21.5001 - 21.5296

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Part 21, Cont

• Subpart H - Educational Assistance Test Program
  21.5701 - 21.5901
• Subpart I - Temporary Program of Vocational
  Training for Certain New Pension Recipients
  21.6001 - 21.6420
• Subpart J - Temporary Program of Vocational
  Training and Rehabilitation 21.6501 - 21.6523

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Part 21, Cont

• Subpart K - All volunteer Force Educational
  Assistance Program (Montgomery GI Bill - Active
  Duty) 21.7000 - 21.7320
• Subpart L - Educational Assistance for Members of
  the Selected Reserve 21.7500 - 21.7807
• Subpart M - Vocational Training Rehab for
  Certain Children of Vietnam Veterans - Spina
  Bifida and Covered Birth Defects 21.8010 -
  21.8410