Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief |
Chapter I - Department of Veterans Affairs |
Part 21 - Veteran Readiness and Employment and Education |
Subpart A - Veteran Readiness and Employment |
Monetary Assistance Services |
§ 21.260 - Subsistence allowance. |
§ 21.262 - Procurement and reimbursement of cost for training and rehabilitation services, supplies, or facilities. |
§ 21.264 - Election of payment at the 38 U.S.C. chapter 30 educational assistance rate or election of payment of Post-9/11 subsistence allowance. |
§ 21.266 - Payment of subsistence allowance under special conditions. |
§ 21.268 - Employment adjustment allowance. |
§ 21.270 - Payment of subsistence allowance during leave and other periods. |
§ 21.272 - Veteran-student services. |
§ 21.274 - Revolving fund loan. |
§ 21.276 - Incarcerated veterans. |
Personnel Training and Development |
§ 21.380 - Establishment of qualifications for personnel providing assistance under Chapter 31. |
§ 21.382 - Training and staff development for personnel providing assistance under Chapter 31. |
Basic Entitlement |
Veteran Readiness and Employment Overview |
§ 21.1 - Training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities. |
Informing the Veteran |
§ 21.420 - Informing the veteran. |
§ 21.422 - Reduction in subsistence allowance following the loss of a dependent. |
Accountability |
§ 21.430 - Accountability for authorization and payment of training and rehabilitation services. |
Duration of Rehabilitation Programs |
§ 21.70 - Vocational rehabilitation. |
§ 21.72 - Rehabilitation to the point of employability. |
§ 21.73 - Duration of employment assistance programs. |
§ 21.74 - Extended evaluation. |
§ 21.76 - Independent living. |
§ 21.78 - Approving more than 48 months of rehabilitation. |
§ 21.79 - Determining entitlement usage under Chapter 31. |
Medical and Related Services |
§ 21.240 - Medical treatment, care and services. |
§ 21.242 - Resources for provision of treatment, care and services. |
Employment Services |
§ 21.250 - Overview of employment services. |
§ 21.252 - Job development and placement services. |
§ 21.254 - Supportive services. |
§ 21.256 - Incentives for employers. |
§ 21.257 - Self-employment. |
§ 21.258 - Cost limitations on approval of self-employment plans. |
Case Status |
§ 21.180 - Case status system. |
§ 21.182 - “Applicant” status. |
§ 21.184 - “Evaluation and planning” status. |
§ 21.186 - “Ineligible” status. |
§ 21.188 - “Extended evaluation” status. |
§ 21.190 - “Rehabilitation to the point of employability” status. |
§ 21.192 - “Independent living program” status. |
§ 21.194 - “Employment services” status. |
§ 21.196 - “Rehabilitated” status. |
§ 21.197 - “Interrupted” status. |
§ 21.198 - “Discontinued” status. |
Authorization of Subsistence Allowance and Training and Rehabilitation Services |
§ 21.320 - Awards for subsistence allowance and authorization of rehabilitation services. |
§ 21.322 - Commencing dates of subsistence allowance. |
§ 21.324 - Reduction or termination dates of subsistence allowance. |
§ 21.326 - Authorization of employment services. |
§ 21.328 - Two veteran cases - dependents. |
§ 21.330 - Apportionment. |
§ 21.332 - Payments of subsistence allowance. |
§ 21.334 - Election of payment at the Chapter 30 rate. |
Entering a Rehabilitation Program |
Vocational Rehabilitation Overview |
Interregional and Intraregional Travel of Veterans |
§ 21.370 - Intraregional travel at government expense. |
§ 21.372 - Interregional transfer at government expense. |
§ 21.374 - Authorization for travel of attendants. |
§ 21.376 - Travel expenses for initial evaluation and counseling. |
Additional Administrative Consideration |
§ 21.410 - Delegation of authority. |
§ 21.412 - Finality of decisions. |
§ 21.414 - Revision of decision. |
§ 21.416 - xxx |
Vocational Rehabilitation Panel |
§ 21.60 - Vocational Rehabilitation Panel. |
§ 21.62 - Duties of the Vocational Rehabilitation Panel. |
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation |
§ 21.400 - Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation. |
§ 21.402 - Responsibilities of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation. |
Rehabilitation Research and Special Projects |
§ 21.390 - Rehabilitation research and special projects. |
Independent Living Services |
§ 21.160 - Independent living services. |
§ 21.162 - Participation in a program of independent living services. |
Course Approval and Facility Selection |
§ 21.290 - Training and rehabilitation resources. |
§ 21.292 - Course approvals. |
§ 21.294 - Selecting the training or rehabilitation facility. |
§ 21.296 - Selecting a training establishment for on-job training. |
§ 21.298 - Selecting a farm. |
§ 21.299 - Use of Government facilities for on-job training or work experience at no or nominal pay. |
Counseling |
§ 21.100 - Counseling. |
Initial and Extended Evaluation |
§ 21.50 - Initial evaluation. |
§ 21.51 - Determining employment handicap. |
§ 21.52 - Determining serious employment handicap. |
§ 21.53 - Reasonable feasibility of achieving a vocational goal. |
§ 21.57 - Extended evaluation. |
§ 21.58 - Redetermination of employment handicap and serious employment handicap. |
§ 21.59 - Review and appeal of decisions on eligibility and entitlement. |
Entitlement |
§ 21.40 - Basic entitlement to vocational rehabilitation benefits and services. |
Definitions |
§ 21.35 - Definitions. |
Periods of Eligibility |
§ 21.41 - Basic period of eligibility. |
§ 21.42 - Deferral or extension of the basic period of eligibility. |
§ 21.44 - Extension of the basic period of eligibility for a veteran with a serious employment handicap. |
§ 21.45 - Extending the period of eligibility for a program of independent living beyond basic period of eligibility. |
§ 21.46 - Veteran ordered to active duty; extension of basic period of eligibility. |
§ 21.47 - Eligibility for employment assistance. |
§ 21.48 - Severance of service-connection - reduction to noncompensable degree. |
Special Rehabilitation Services |
§ 21.140 - Evaluation and improvement of rehabilitation potential. |
§ 21.142 - Adult basic education. |
§ 21.144 - Vocational course in a sheltered workshop or rehabilitation facility. |
§ 21.146 - Independent instructor course. |
§ 21.148 - Tutorial assistance. |
§ 21.150 - Reader service. |
§ 21.152 - Interpreter service for the hearing impaired. |
§ 21.154 - Special transportation assistance. |
§ 21.155 - Services to a veteran's family. |
§ 21.156 - Other incidental goods and services. |
Educational and Vocational Training Services |
§ 21.120 - Educational and vocational training services. |
§ 21.122 - School course. |
§ 21.123 - On-job course. |
§ 21.124 - Combination course. |
§ 21.126 - Farm cooperative course. |
§ 21.128 - Independent study course. |
§ 21.129 - Home study course. |
§ 21.130 - Educational and vocational courses outside the United States. |
§ 21.132 - Repetition of the course. |
§ 21.134 - Limitation on flight training. |
Supplies |
§ 21.210 - Supplies. |
§ 21.212 - General policy in furnishing supplies during periods of rehabilitation. |
§ 21.214 - Furnishing supplies for special programs. |
§ 21.216 - Special equipment. |
§ 21.218 - Methods of furnishing supplies. |
§ 21.219 - Supplies consisting of clothing, magazines and periodicals, and items which may be personally used by the veteran. |
§ 21.220 - Replacement of supplies. |
§ 21.222 - Release of, and repayment for, training and rehabilitation supplies. |
§ 21.224 - Prevention of abuse. |
Leaves of Absence |
§ 21.340 - Introduction. |
§ 21.342 - Leave accounting policy. |
§ 21.344 - Facility offering training or rehabilitation services. |
§ 21.346 - Facility temporarily not offering training or rehabilitation services. |
§ 21.348 - Leave following completion of a period of training or rehabilitation services. |
§ 21.350 - Unauthorized absences. |
Veterans Employment Pay for Success Grant Program |
§ 21.440 - Purpose and scope. |
§ 21.441 - Definitions. |
§ 21.442 - VEPFS grants - general. |
§ 21.443 - Permissible uses of VEPFS grant funds. |
§ 21.444 - Notice of funding availability. |
§ 21.445 - Application. |
§ 21.446 - Scoring and selection. |
§ 21.447 - VEPFS grant agreement. |
§ 21.448 - Recipient reporting requirements. |
§ 21.449 - Recovery of funds. |
Rate of Pursuit |
§ 21.310 - Rate of pursuit of a rehabilitation program. |
§ 21.312 - Reduced work tolerance. |
§ 21.314 - Pursuit of training under special conditions. |
Induction Into a Rehabilitation Program |
§ 21.282 - Effective date of induction into a rehabilitation program; retroactive induction. |
§ 21.283 - Rehabilitated. |
§ 21.284 - Reentrance into a rehabilitation program. |
Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plan |
§ 21.80 - Requirement for a rehabilitation plan. |
§ 21.82 - Completing the plan under Chapter 31. |
§ 21.84 - Individualized written rehabilitation plan. |
§ 21.86 - Individualized extended evaluation plan. |
§ 21.88 - Individualized employment assistance plan. |
§ 21.90 - Individualized independent living plan. |
§ 21.92 - Preparation of the plan. |
§ 21.94 - Changing the plan. |
§ 21.96 - Review of the plan. |
§ 21.98 - Appeal of disagreement regarding development of, or change in, the plan. |
Conduct and Cooperation |
§ 21.362 - Satisfactory conduct and cooperation. |
§ 21.364 - Unsatisfactory conduct and cooperation. |
Nonduplication |
§ 21.21 - Election of benefits under education programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
§ 21.22 - Nonduplication - Federal programs. |
Claims |
§ 21.30 - Claims. |
§ 21.31 - Informal claim. |
§ 21.32 - Notification by VA of necessary information or evidence when a claim is filed; time for claimant response and VA action. |
§ 21.33 - VA has a duty to assist claimants in obtaining evidence. |