---
kind: "unit"
title: "38"
title_heading: "Veterans’ Benefits"
key: "ptV/ch74/schI"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter I"
heading: "Appointments"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/38/ptV-ch74-schI"
sections_count: 15
---

# Subchapter I — Appointments

Title 38 — Veterans’ Benefits › Part V — Boards, Administrations, and Services › Chapter 74 — Veterans Health Administration—personnel

## Sections

- [§7401. Appointments in Veterans Health Administration](/usc/38/7401.md)
- [§7402. Qualifications of appointees](/usc/38/7402.md)
- [§7403. Period of appointments; promotions](/usc/38/7403.md)
- [§7404. Grades and pay scales](/usc/38/7404.md)
- [§7404A. Awards](/usc/38/7404A.md)
- [§7405. Temporary full-time appointments, part-time appointments, and without-compensation appointments](/usc/38/7405.md)
- [§7406. Residencies and internships](/usc/38/7406.md)
- [§7407. Administrative provisions for section 7405 and 7406 appointments](/usc/38/7407.md)
- [§7408. Appointment of additional employees](/usc/38/7408.md)
- [§7409. Contracts for scarce medical specialist services](/usc/38/7409.md)
- [§7410. Additional pay authorities](/usc/38/7410.md)
- [§7411. Full-time board-certified physicians and dentists: reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses](/usc/38/7411.md)
- [§7412. Annual determination of staffing shortages; recruitment and appointment for needed occupations](/usc/38/7412.md)
- [§7413. Treatment of podiatrists; clinical oversight standards](/usc/38/7413.md)
- [§7414. Compliance with requirements for examining qualifications and clinical abilities of health care professionals](/usc/38/7414.md)