[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: 38CFR21.41] [Page 124] 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. 21.41 Basic period of eligibility. A veteran having basic entitlement may be provided a program of rehabilitative services during the twelve-year period following discharge. The beginning date of the twelve-year period is the day of the veteran's discharge or release from his or her last period of active military, naval, or air service and the ending date is twelve years from the discharge or release date, unless the beginning date is deferred or the ending date is deferred or extended as provided in Secs. 21.42, 21.44, and 21.45. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3103) [49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984; 50 FR 9622, Mar. 11, 1985]