[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: 38CFR21.45] [Page 126] 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. 21.45 Extension beyond basic period of eligibility for a program of independent living services. The period of eligibility for a veteran to pursue a program of independent living services may be extended beyond the basic twelve-year period under the following conditions: (a) The veteran's medical condition (service and nonservice- connected disabilities) is so severe that achievement of a vocational goal is not currently reasonably feasible, or (b) the extension is necessary to ensure that he or she will achieve maximum independence in daily living. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3103(d); Pub. L. (99-576) [49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984, as amended at 53 FR 50956, Dec. 19, 1988]