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Code of Federal Regulations Title 38. Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief § 38.21.4236 Tutorial assistance

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Enrollment. A veteran or eligible person may receive supplemental monetary assistance to provide tutorial services if he or she:

(1) Is pursuing a post-secondary educational program on a half-time or more basis at an educational institution, and

(2) Has a deficiency in a subject which is indispensable to the satisfactory pursuit of an approved program of education.

(b) Approval. The Department of Veterans Affairs will grant approval when:

(1) The educational institution certifies that:

(i) Individualized tutorial assistance is essential to correct a deficiency in a specified subject or subjects required as a part of, or which is prerequisite to, or which is indispensable to the satisfactory pursuit of an approved program of education;

(ii) The tutor selected:

(A) Is qualified, and

(B) Is not the parent, spouse, child, brother or sister of the veteran or eligible person;  and

(iii) The charges for this assistance do not exceed the customary charges for such tutorial assistance;  and

(2) The assistance is furnished on an individual basis.

(Authority:  10 U.S.C. 16131(h);  38 U.S.C. 3019, 3234, 3314, 3492, 3533(b))

(c) Limits on tutorial assistance.

(1) VA will authorize the cost of tutorial assistance in an amount not to exceed $100 per month.

(2) The total amount of all tutorial assistance provided under this section will not exceed $1200.

(Authority:  10 U.S.C. 16131(h);  38 U.S.C. 3019, 3314, 3492, 3533(b))

(d) Entitlement charge. VA will make no charge against the veteran's or eligible person's entitlement to educational assistance for any amount of tutorial assistance authorized.

(Authority:  10 U.S.C. 16131(h);  38 U.S.C. 3019, 3314, 3492, 3533(b))

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