[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: 38CFR21.129]

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            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. 21.129  Home study course.

    (a) Definition. A home study course is a course conducted by mail, 
consisting of a series of written lesson assignments furnished by a 
school to the student for study and preparation of written answers, 
solutions to problems, and work projects which are corrected and graded 
by the school and returned to the trainee.
    (b) Limitations on inclusion of home study courses, in 
rehabilitation plans. A veteran and his or her case manager may include 
a home study course in a rehabilitation plan only when it supplements 
the major part of the program. The purpose of the home study course is 
to provide the veteran with

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theory or technical information directly related to the practice of the 
occupation for which the veteran is training.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3104(a)(7))