38 USC § 7411 - Full-time board-certified physicians and dentists: reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses

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title: "38 USC § 7411 - Full-time board-certified physicians and dentists: reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "7411"
section_name: "Full-time board-certified physicians and dentists: reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses"
chapter_number: 74
chapter_name: "VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—PERSONNEL"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "APPOINTMENTS"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 102–40, title I, § 103(a)[(1)], May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 199.)"
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# § 7411. Full-time board-certified physicians and dentists: reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses

section 7401(1) of this title

The Secretary shall reimburse any full-time board-certified physician or dentist appointed under  for expenses incurred, up to $1,000 per year, for continuing professional education.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 102–40, title I, § 103(a)[(1)], May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 199.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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