38 CFR 17.3200: Purpose and scope.

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section and §§ 17.3210 through 17.3250 is to establish eligibility and other criteria for the provision to veterans of the prosthetic and rehabilitative items and services, listed in § 17.3230, authorized as medical services under 38 U.S.C. 1701(6)(F) and 38 U.S.C. 1710(a).

(b) Scope. This section and §§ 17.3210 through 17.3250 apply only to items and services listed in § 17.3230(a) and authorized to be provided as medical services under 38 U.S.C. 1701(6)(F) and 38 U.S.C. 1710(a). The provision of the items or services and payments in table 1 to this paragraph (b) are authorized in whole or in part by separate statutes and controlled by other implementing regulations:

Table 1 to Paragraph (b)

Item or service Statute Regulation(s)

Clothing allowance 38 U.S.C. 1162 38 CFR 3.810

Service and guide dog benefits 38 U.S.C. 1714(b) & (c) 38 CFR 17.148

Sensori-neural aids 38 U.S.C. 1707(b) 38 CFR 17.149

Patient lifts and other rehabilitative devices 38 U.S.C. 1717(b) 38 CFR 17.151

Devices for deaf veterans 38 U.S.C. 1717(c) 38 CFR 17.152

Equipment for blind veterans 38 U.S.C. 1714(b) 38 CFR 17.154

Automobile adaptive equipment 38 U.S.C. 3901 et seq. 38 CFR 17.155 through 17.159

Home improvements and structural alterations 38 U.S.C. 1717(a)(2) 38 CFR 17.3100 through 17.3130