{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-5125","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 5125","heading":"Acceptance of reports of private physician examinations","body":"For purposes of establishing any claim for benefits under chapter 11 or 15 of this title, a report of a medical examination administered by a private physician that is provided by a claimant in support of a claim for benefits under that chapter may be accepted without a requirement for confirmation by an examination by a physician employed by the Veterans Health Administration if the report is sufficiently complete to be adequate for the purpose of adjudicating such claim.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 51—CLAIMS, EFFECTIVE DATES, AND PAYMENTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"daec560d528bc85fa414ef9e589e2ae1fcf493ebd5812837c50ac338b854d0a5","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-5124","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-5126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}