United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2004_register executive 2010-09-22 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c814e90b D09002ee1c814ea3d United States Department of Veterans Affairs originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations concerning awards of compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation for additional disability or death caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, examination, training and rehabilitation services, or compensated work therapy (CWT) program. Under this amendment, benefits are payable for additional disability or death caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, or examination only if VA fault or "an event not reasonably foreseeable" proximately caused the disability or death. Benefits also are payable for additional disability or death proximately caused by VA's provision of training and rehabilitation services or CWT program. This amendment reflects amendments to 38 U.S.C. 1151, the statutory authority for such benefits. 69 FR 46426 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-08-03/04-17597 04-17597 fr03au04-2 RIN 2900-AK77 8320-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-08-03/04-17597 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-08-03/html/04-17597.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-08-03/pdf/04-17597.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Claims Disability Benefits Health Care Veterans 10 p. 46426 46435 69 FR 46426 Title 38 Part 3 38 CFR Part 3 RIN 2900-AK77 Additional Disability or Death Due to Hospital Care, Medical or Surgical Treatment, Examination, Training and Rehabilitation Services, or Compensated Work Therapy Program; Federal Register Vol. 69, Issue RULE 04-17597 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2004-09-02 8320-01-P 04-17597 Final rule.

This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations concerning awards of compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation for additional disability or death caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, examination, training and rehabilitation services, or compensated work therapy (CWT) program. Under this amendment, benefits are payable for additional disability or death caused by VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, or examination only if VA fault or "an event not reasonably foreseeable" proximately caused the disability or death. Benefits also are payable for additional disability or death proximately caused by VA's provision of training and rehabilitation services or CWT program. This amendment reflects amendments to 38 U.S.C. 1151, the statutory authority for such benefits.

Effective Date: September 2, 2004. Beth McCoy, Consultant, Regulations Staff, Compensation and Pension Service (211A), Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, telephone (202) 273-7211. Administrative Practice and Procedure Claims Disability Benefits Health Care Veterans Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.: Hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, examination, training and rehabilitation services, or compensated work therapy program; indemnity compensation, Vol. 69, no. 148 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2004-08-03 continuing daily deposited born digital 586 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-08-03 P0b002ee18096ca2a 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr03au04 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2004-08-03 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-08-03/pdf/FR-2004-08-03.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-08-03/xml/FR-2004-08-03.xml fdlp 46399 46977 DGPO 2010-09-22 2024-06-06 FR-2004-08-03 machine generated eng FR FR-2004-08-03 69 148