---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 3.154"
title: "38"
number: "3.154"
heading: "Injury due to hospital treatment, etc."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/3.154"
---

# §3.154. Injury due to hospital treatment, etc.


Claimants must file a complete claim on the appropriate application form prescribed by the Secretary when applying for benefits under 38 U.S.C. [1151](/usc/38/1151.md) and [38](/usc/38/38.md) CFR 3.361. See §§ [3.151](/cfr/38/3.151.md), [3.160(a)](/cfr/38/3.160.md?p=a), and [3.400(i)](/cfr/38/3.400.md?p=i) concerning effective dates of awards; see [§ 3.155(b)](/cfr/38/3.155.md?p=b) regarding intent to file the appropriate application form.


## Notes

### Amendments

[79 FR 57695, Sept. 25, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[79 FR 57695, Sept. 25, 2014]