{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-17.49","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 17.49","heading":"Priorities for outpatient medical services and inpatient hospital care.","body":"In scheduling appointments for outpatient medical services and admissions for inpatient hospital care, the Under Secretary for Health shall give priority to:\n(a) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percent or greater based on one or more disabilities or unemployability; and\n(b) Veterans needing care for a service-connected disability.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 17—MEDICAL"],"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":"4511f3ed4cc7535d3a6cc0794bc0ec94da23679d1e1ea4d97daa8b5a11e70ac2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-17.48","next":"us/38-cfr-17.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}