[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: 38CFR21.130]

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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. 21.130  Educational and vocational courses outside the United States.

    (a) General. VA may provide educational and vocational courses 
outside a State if the case manager determines that such training is in 
the best interest of the veteran and the Federal Government.
    (b) Specific conditions. (1) The training must be necessary to 
enable the veteran to qualify for, obtain, and retain suitable 
employment in the occupational objective; and
    (2) Either:
    (i) The training is not available in the United States; or
    (ii) The training is available in the United States, but personal 
hardship would result from requiring that the veteran pursue training in 
this country; and
    (3) All necessary supportive and follow-up services, including 
medical care and treatment and employment services, reasonably can be 
provided by or through VA, considering such factors as the availability, 
accessibility and cost of such services.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3114)

[49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984, as amended at 55 FR 27822, July 6, 1990]