In scheduling appointments for outpatient medical services and admissions for inpatient hospital care, the Under Secretary for Health shall give priority to:
(a) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percent or greater based on one or more disabilities or unemployability; and
(b) Veterans needing care for a service-connected disability.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101,501,1705,1710,Sept. 17, 2002]