[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 38, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 38CFR17.49] [Page 654] TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PART 17_MEDICAL--Table of Contents Sec. 17.49 Priorities for outpatient medical services and inpatient hospital care. In scheduling appointments for outpatient medical services and admissions for inpatient hospital care, the Under Secretary for Health shall give priority to: (a) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percent or greater based on one or more disabilities or unemployability; and (b) Veterans needing care for a service-connected disability. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 1705, 1710) [67 FR 58529, Sept. 17, 2002] Use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or Other Federal Hospitals