Title 38

SECTION 21.8014

21.8014 Application.

§ 21.8014 Application.

(a) Filing an application. To participate in a vocational training program, the child of a Vietnam veteran or veteran with covered service in Korea (or the child's parent or guardian, an authorized representative, or a Member of Congress acting on behalf of the child) must file an application. An application is a request for an evaluation of the feasibility of the child's achievement of a vocational goal and, if a CP or VRC determines that achievement of a vocational goal is feasible, for participation in a vocational training program. The application may be in any form, but it must:

(1) Be in writing over the signature of the applicant or the person applying on the child's behalf;

(2) Provide the child's full name, address, and VA claim number, if any, and the parent Vietnam veteran or veteran with covered service in Korea's full name and Social Security number or VA claim number, if any; and

(3) Clearly identify the benefit sought.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1804(a), 1821, 1832, 5101)

(b) Time for filing. For a child claiming eligibility based on having spina bifida, an application under this subpart may be filed at any time after September 30, 1997. For a child claiming eligibility based on a covered birth defect, an application under this subpart may be filed at any time after November 30, 2001. (The Office of Management and Budget has approved the information collection requirements in this section under control number 2900-0579)

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1804, 1811, 1811 note, 1812, 1814, 1831) [67 FR 72565, Dec. 6, 2002, as amended at 76 FR 4250, Jan. 25, 2011]

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