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PUBLIC LAW 85-857-SEPT. 2, 1958 Subchapter I—General

§ 601. Definitions For the purposes of this chapter— (1) The term "disability" means a disease, injury, or other physical or mental defect. (2) The term "veteran of any war" includes any veteran of the Indian Wars. The term "period of war" includes each of the Indian Wars. The term "Veterans' Administration facilities" means— (A) facilities over which the Administrator has direct and exclusive jurisdiction; (B) Government facilities for which the Administrator contracts; and (C) private facilities for which the Administrator contracts in order to provide hospital care (i) in emergency cases for persons suffering from service-connected disabilities or from disabilities for which such persons were discharged or released from the active militarj^, naval, or air service; (ii) for women veterans of any war; or (iii) for veterans of any war in a Territory, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States. (6) The term "hospital care" includes medical services rendered in the course of hospitalization and transportation and incidental expenses for veterans who are in need of treatment for a service-connected disability or are unable to defray the expense of transportation. (6) The term "medical services" includes, in addition to medical examination and treatment, dental and surgical services, and dental appliances, wheelchairs, artificial limbs, trusses, and similar appliances, special clothing made necessary by the wearing of prosthetic appliances, and such other supplies as the Administrator determines to be reasonable and necessary. (7) The term "domiciliary care" includes transportation and incidental expenses for veterans who are unable to defray the expense of transportation. § 602. Presumption relating to psychosis For the purposes of this chapter, any veteran of World W a r II or of the Korean conflict who developed an active psychosis (1) within two years after his discharge or release from the active military, naval, or air service, and (2) before July 26, 1949, in the case of a veteran of World W a r II, or February 1, 1957, in the case of a veteran of the Korean conflict, shall be deemed to have incurred such disability in the active m ilitary, naval, or air service.

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Subchapter IIHospital or Domiciliary Care and Medical Treatment § 610. Eligibility for hospital and domiciliary care (a) The Administrator, within the limits of Veterans' Administration facilities, may furnish hospital care which he determines is needed to— (1) a veteran of any war for a service-connected disability incurred or aggravated during a period of war, or for any other disability if such veteran is unable to defray the expenses of necessary hospital care; (2) a veteran whose discharge or release from the active military, naval, or air service was for a disability incurred or aggravated in line of duty; and

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