---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 71.35"
title: "38"
number: "71.35"
heading: "General Caregivers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/71.35"
---

# §71.35. General Caregivers.

- (a) **A General Caregiver is a person who—**
  - (1) Is not a Primary or Secondary Family Caregiver; and
  - (2) Provides personal care services to a covered veteran under this section, even if the individual does not reside with the veteran.
- (b) A covered veteran, for purposes of this section, is a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system and needs personal care services because the veteran either:
  - (1) Is unable to perform an activity of daily living; or
  - (2) Needs supervision or protection based on symptoms or residuals of neurological or other impairment or injury.
- (c) **No application or clinical evaluation is required to obtain benefits as a General Caregiver.** Veterans or General Caregivers may request any of the benefits listed in [§ 71.40(a)](/cfr/38/71.40.md?p=a) as needed, from the appropriate VA clinicians and staff at their local VA facilities.
- (d) A veteran is not required to meet the eligibility requirements in [§ 71.20](/cfr/38/71.20.md) to be considered a covered veteran.

## Notes

### Amendments

[76 FR 26172, May 5, 2011, as amended at 80 FR 1377, Jan. 9, 2015. Redesignated and amended at 85 FR 46296, July 31, 2020]

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1720G, unless otherwise noted. Section 71.40 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 111(e), 1720B, 1782. Section 71.47 also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3711; 38 U.S.C. 5302, 5314. Section 71.50 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1782.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 26172, May 5, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[76 FR 26172, May 5, 2011, as amended at 80 FR 1377, Jan. 9, 2015. Redesignated and amended at 85 FR 46296, July 31, 2020]