38 C.F.R. § 21.3020

Educational assistance

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The program of educational assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 captioned Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance, may be referred to as Dependents' Educational Assistance.

(Authority: Sec. 309, 90 Stat. 2383)

(a) General. A program of education or special restorative training may be authorized for an eligible person who meets the definition contained in § 21.3021.

(b) 45 months limitation. Educational assistance may not exceed a period of 45 months, or the equivalent in part-time training, unless it is determined that a longer period is required for special restorative training under the circumstances outlined in § 21.3300(c) or except as specified in § 21.3044(c).

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3511(a), 3533, 3541(b))

(c) Courses in foreign countries. A course to be pursued at a school not located in a State or in the Philippines may not be approved except under the circumstances outlined in § 21.4260.

[30 FR 15631, Dec. 18, 1965, as amended at 31 FR 6773, May 6, 1966; 34 FR 841, Jan. 18, 1969; 38 FR 14931, June 7, 1973; 43 FR 35289, Aug. 9, 1978]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: 181221-1765 (Board of Vet. App. 2019).

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181221-1765 (Board of Vet. App. 2019). “§§ 3500 , 3501; 38 38 C.F.R. §§ 21.3020 , 21.3021. Basic eligibility for certification of Dependents’ Educational Assistance exists if the veteran was discharged from service under conditions other than dishonorable, or died in service, and either (1) has a permanent total…”

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