38 CFR § 9.10 - Health standards.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s9.10"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "38 CFR § 9.10 - Health standards."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "9.10"
section_name: "Health standards."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "9"
part_name: "SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "38 U.S.C. 501, 1965-1980A, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 4135, Jan. 28, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "9"
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# 9.10 Health standards.

(a) For the purpose of determining if a member who incurred a disability or aggravated a preexisting disability during a period of active duty or active duty for training under a call to duty specifying a period of less than 31 days or during a period of inactive duty was rendered uninsurable at standard premium rates, the underwriting criteria used by the insurer in determining good health for persons applying to it for life insurance in amounts not exceeding the maximum amount of coverage then available under 38 U.S.C. 1967 will be used.

(b) For all other purposes of determining if a member meets the necessary health requirements except paragraph (a) of this section, the underwriting criteria used by the insurer in determining good health for group life insurance purposes will be used.

[40 FR 4135, Jan. 28, 1975, as amended at 53 FR 17699, May 18, 1988. Redesignated at 61 FR 20135, May 6, 1996]