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legal/us/code/title-38/chapter-11/section-1167-2.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "38 U.S.C. § 1167"
+description: "Mental health consultations"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 38
+title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
+chapter_number: "11"
+chapter_name: "COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH"
+section: "1167"
+citation: "38 U.S.C. § 1167"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc38@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s1167"
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+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 38 U.S.C. § 1167 - Mental health consultations
+
+## Text
+
+(a) In General.— Not later than 30 days after the date on which a veteran submits to the Secretary a claim for compensation under this chapter for a service-connected disability relating to a mental health diagnosis, the Secretary shall offer the veteran a mental health consultation to assess the mental health needs of, and care options for, the veteran.
+
+(b) Availability.— The Secretary shall—
+
+(1) offer a veteran a consultation under subsection (a) without regard to any previous denial or approval of a claim of that veteran for a service-connected disability relating to a mental health diagnosis; and
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+(2) ensure that a veteran offered a mental health consultation under subsection (a) may elect to receive such consultation during the one-year period beginning on the date on which the consultation is offered or during such longer period beginning on such date as the Secretary considers appropriate.
+
+(c) Rule of Construction.— A consultation provided to a veteran under this section shall not be construed as a determination that any disability of such veteran is service-connected for the purposes of any benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary.
+
+(Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. V, title IV, § 404(a)(1), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5512.)