The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced that it is amending its regulation regarding fertility counseling and treatment available to eligible veterans and spouses. This interim final rule authorizes in vitro fertilization (IVF) for a veteran with a service-connected disability that results in the inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. It also states that VA may provide fertility counseling and treatment using assisted reproductive technologies (ART), including IVF, to a spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability that results in the inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. The interim final rule was published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017. Although the interim rule references September 30, 2017 as the date the funding expires, the funds are authorized through September 30, 2018.
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