VA cannot provide the following services or benefits:
Abortions and abortion counseling
Cosmetic surgery except where determined by VA to be medically necessary for reconstructive or psychiatric care
Drugs, biologicals, and medical devices not approved by the FDA unless the treating medical facility is conducting formal clinical trials under an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) or an Investigational New Drug (IND) application, or the drugs, biologicals, or medical devices are prescribed under a compassionate use exemption.
Gender alteration
Health club or spa membership
In vitro fertilization
Services not ordered and provided by licensed/accredited professional staff
Special private duty nursing
Hospital and outpatient care for a veteran who is either a patient or inmate in an institution of another government agency if that agency has a duty to give the care or services.
Additionally, VA cannot provide certain benefits to veterans and dependents identified as fugitive felons.
