38 CFR 17.164 - Patient responsibility in making and keeping dental appointments.

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

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View all text of Part 17 [§ 17.1 - § 17.4600]

§ 17.164 - Patient responsibility in making and keeping dental appointments.

Any veteran eligible for dental treatment on a one-time completion basis only and who has not received such treatment within 3 years after filing the application shall be presumed to have abandoned the claim for dental treatment.

[45 FR 6939, Jan. 31, 1980. Redesignated at 61 FR 21966, May 13, 1996]