# 38 CFR § 17.152: Devices to assist in overcoming the handicap of deafness

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-38-17.152

## Section

- **Citation:** 38 CFR § 17.152
- **Heading:** Devices to assist in overcoming the handicap of deafness
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS > PART 17—MEDICAL > Sensory and Other Rehabilitative Aids

## Text

Devices for assisting in overcoming the handicap of deafness (including telecaptioning television decoders) may be furnished to any veteran who is profoundly deaf (rated 80% or more disabled for hearing impairment by the Department of Veterans Affairs) and is entitled to compensation on account of such hearing impairment.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1717(c))
[53 FR 46607, Nov. 18, 1988. Redesignated at 61 FR 21966, May 13, 1996; 79 FR 54616, Sept. 12, 2014]

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