[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]

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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. 21.45  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]