services, and extended care services under this section to covered veterans, including coordination of, at a minimum, the following: (A) Ensuring the scheduling of medical appointments in a timely manner and the establishment of a mechanism to receive medical records from non-Department providers. (B) Ensuring continuity of care and services. (C) Ensuring coordination among regional networks if the covered veteran accesses care and services in a different network than the regional network in which the covered veteran resides. (D) Ensuring that covered veterans do not experience a lapse resulting from errors or delays by the Department or its contractors or an unusual or excessive burden in accessing hospital care, medical services, or extended care services. (b) Covered veterans For purposes of this section, a covered veteran is any veteran who— (1) is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment established and operated under section 1705 of this title