---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 1.301"
title: "38"
number: "1.301"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/1.301"
---

# §1.301. Definitions.


As used in [§§ 1.300 through 1.303](/cfr/38/1.300..1.303.md) of this title:

- (a) Secretary means the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- (b) Eligible person means any individual to whom the Secretary is authorized to furnish medical examination or treatment.
- (c) Garage means a structure or part of a structure in which vehicles may be parked.
- (d) Medical facility means any facility or part thereof which is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the provision of health-care services, including any necessary buildings and structures, garage or parking facility.
- (e) **Parking facilities—** includes all surface and garage parking spaces at a VA medical facility.
- (f) Volunteer worker means an individual who performs services, without compensation, under the auspices of VA Voluntary Service (VAVS) at a VA medical facility, for the benefit of veterans receiving care at that medical facility.

## Notes

### Amendments

[53 FR 25490, July 7, 1988]

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 40 FR 33944, Aug. 12, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[53 FR 25490, July 7, 1988]