### Question
How is the "rehabilitative services" defined?


### Answer
The term **rehabilitative services** is defined in *38 U.S.C. § 1701* as follows -

> such professional, counseling, and guidance services and treatment programs as are necessary to restore, to the maximum extent possible, the physical, mental, and psychological functioning of an ill or disabled person

#### Citation:
  - *38 U.S.C. § 1701*
  - Heading: **PART II-GENERAL BENEFITS > CHAPTER 17-HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL**

