{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-1.482","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 1.482","heading":"Disclosure of medical records to recover or collect reasonable charges.","body":"VA may disclose records described in 38 U.S.C. 7332(a) to a third party in order to recover or collect reasonable charges for care furnished to, or paid on behalf of, a patient in connection with a non-service connected disability as permitted by 38 U.S.C. 1729, or for a condition for which recovery is authorized, or with respect to which the United States is deemed to be a third-party beneficiary under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (Public Law 87-693, 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.).","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"6120e3acfe1484ee7d7e8a9741b9de6ec8714f0f697f92631234e6bb1ef8c489","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-1.481","next":"us/38-cfr-1.483"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}