needs on VA Form 10-7131. To clarify procedures for responding to VA Form 10-7131 requests III.v.7.A.2.b that only require the review of the claims folder in order to provide the requested information. To clarify when an administrative decision is required to respond to a III.v.7.A.3.a medical request regarding eligibility for health care. facility’s III.v.7.A.3.b To clarify that requests involving the authorization activity involve administrative decisions, and To add a reference to the Topic describing guidance on administrative decisions when receiving a request from the medical facility for medical benefits. To clarify when a medical facility may request an RO to make a III.v.7.A.4.a determination as to whether a particular condition is service-connected for treatment purposes only. To add a reference for processing requests for medical outpatient III.v.7.A.4.b benefits. To add a reference for guidance when returning VA Form 10-7131 to III.v.7.A.6.c the medical facilities. To clarify that health care benefits are based on discharges that are III.v.7.A.7.a characterized as under conditions other than dishonorable, and that medical facilities may request information from ROs when a character of discharge decision is required. To add a reference for referring cases to the authorization activity III.v.7.A.7.d when eligibility determinations are required. To clarify that the medical facility is responsible for determinations III.v.7.A.11.f for eligibility to other services due to nasopharyngeal radium irradiation (NRI) treatment. To add an explanation of which established III.v.7.A.12.a Public Law 94-491, eligibility for medical services for certain members of the Polish and Czechoslovakian Armed Forces who served during World War I or II. III.v.7.A.12.c To clarify that the Wilmington VA Medical Center, Medical Administration Service, is responsible for developing claims for eligbility of medical services from members of the Polish and Czechoslovakian Armed Forces, and To add a reference for rating guidance for these types of claims for treatment purposes. Rescissions None Authority By Direction of the Under Secretary for Benefits Signature Thomas J. Murphy, Director
needs on VA Form 10-7131. To clarify procedures for responding to VA Form 10-7131 requests that only require the review of the claims folder in order to provide the requested information. III.v.7.A.2.b To clarify when an administrative decision is required to respond to a medical facility’s request regarding eligibility for health care. III.v.7.A.3.a To clarify that requests involving the authorization activity involve administrative decisions, and To add a reference to the Topic describing guidance on administrative decisions when receiving a request from the medical facility for medical benefits. III.v.7.A.3.b To clarify when a medical facility may request an RO to make a determination as to whether a particular condition is service-connected for treatment purposes only. III.v.7.A.4.a To add a reference for processing requests for medical outpatient benefits. III.v.7.A.4.b To add a reference for guidance when returning VA Form 10-7131 to the medical facilities. III.v.7.A.6.c To clarify that health care benefits are based on discharges that are characterized as under conditions other than dishonorable, and that medical facilities may request information from ROs when a character of discharge decision is required. III.v.7.A.7.a To add a reference for referring cases to the authorization activity when eligibility determinations are required. III.v.7.A.7.d To clarify that the medical facility is responsible for determinations for eligibility to other services due to nasopharyngeal radium irradiation (NRI) treatment. III.v.7.A.11.f To add an explanation of Public Law 94-491, which established eligibility for medical services for certain members of the Polish and Czechoslovakian Armed Forces who served during World War I or II. III.v.7.A.12.a To clarify that the Wilmington VA Medical Center, Medical Administration Service, is responsible for developing claims for eligbility of medical services from members of the Polish and Czechoslovakian Armed Forces, and To add a reference for rating guidance for these types of claims for treatment purposes. III.v.7.A.12.c Rescissions None Authority By Direction of the Under Secretary for Benefits Signature Thomas J. Murphy, Director