Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§7301 Functions of Veterans Health Administration: in General
Title 38 › PART V — BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES › CHAPTER 73 — VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS › SUBCHAPTER I — ORGANIZATION › § 7301
Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs must have a Veterans Health Administration led by the Under Secretary for Health, who may be called the Chief Medical Director. Its main job is to give full medical and hospital care to veterans under the law and the Secretary’s rules.
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Title 38, §7301
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(a)There is in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Health Administration. The Under Secretary for Health is the head of the Administration. The Under Secretary for Health may be referred to as the Chief Medical Director.
(b)The primary function of the Administration is to provide a complete medical and hospital service for the medical care and treatment of veterans, as provided in this title and in regulations prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to this title.
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1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–405 substituted “Under Secretary for Health is” for “Chief Medical Director is” and inserted at end “The Under Secretary for Health may be referred to as the Chief Medical Director.”
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38 U.S.C. § 7301
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102