[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 38, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 38CFR21.1] [Page 120] TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (CONTINUED) PART 21--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION--Table of Contents Subpart A--Vocational Rehabilitation Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 31 Sec. 21.1 Training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities. Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 3100-3121, unless otherwise noted. Source: 49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984, unless otherwise noted. Vocational Rehabilitation Overview (a) Purposes. The purposes of this program are to provide to eligible veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities all services and assistance necessary to enable them to achieve maximum independence in daily living and, to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3100) (b) Basic requirements. Before a service-disabled veteran may receive training and rehabilitation services under Chapter 31, Title 38 U.S.C., three basic requirements must be met: (1) The Department of Veterans Affairs must first find that the veteran has basic entitlement to services as prescribed by Sec. 21.40. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3102) (2) The services necessary for training and rehabilitation must be identified by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the veteran. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3106) (3) An individual written plan must be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the veteran describing the goals of the program and the means through which these goals will be achieved. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3107) [49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984; 50 FR 9622, Mar. 11, 1985] Nonduplication