[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: 38CFR21.21]

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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. 21.21  Election of benefits under education programs administered by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    (a) Election of benefits required. A veteran must make an election 
of benefits among the programs of education administered by VA for which 
he or she may be eligible. A veteran who has basic entitlement to 
rehabilitation under chapter 31 and is also eligible for assistance 
under any of the other education programs administered by VA must make 
an election of benefits between chapter 31 and any other VA program of 
education for which he or she may be eligible. The veteran may reelect 
at any time if he or she is otherwise eligible. (See Secs. 21.264 and 
21.334.)


(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1781(b))

    (b) Use of prior training in formulating a rehabilitation program. 
If a veteran has pursued an educational or training program under an 
education program listed in Sec. 21.4020 of this part, the earlier 
program of education or special restorative training shall be utilized 
to the extent practicable.


(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3695(b))

[53 FR 880, Jan. 14, 1988, as amended at 57 FR 57108, Dec. 3, 1992]