§ 21.4133 - Notification of suspension or discontinuance.

(a) Presuspension notice. Not less than 30 days before the Director of a Department of Veterans Affairs facility acts to make a mass suspension of payments of educational assistance allowance under § 21.4134(c) he or she shall send written notice to each affected veteran or eligible person. The notice:

(1) Shall state the Director's intent to suspend payments unless the educational institution takes corrective action;

(2) Shall give the Director's reasons for suspending payments; and

(3) Shall state the date on which the Director intends to suspend payments.

(b) Notice of suspension and discontinuance. When the Department of Veterans Affairs suspends or discontinues payment to any veteran or person under § 21.4134(b) or § 21.4135, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall send written notice of the suspension or discontinuance to the veteran or eligible person. The notice:

(1) Shall state the reasons for the suspension or discontinuance of payments, and

(2) Shall notify the veteran or eligible person that he or she has a right:

(i) To a hearing, and

(ii) To present evidence why payments should not be discontinued or suspended.