Code of Federal Regulations Title 38. Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief § 38.76.1 Definitions

For purposes of part 76, the following definitions apply:

Disability means a service-connected or nonservice-connected disability which meets the criteria prescribed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Classification Code and International Standards, November 2007 edition, available at http://www.paralympic.org/export/sites/default/IPC/IPC_Handbook/Section_2/20 08_2_Classification_Code6.pdf, and qualifies the veteran for participation in a sport sanctioned by the United States Paralympics. The IPC standards are incorporated by reference into this section with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. To enforce any edition other than that specified in this section, VA must publish notice of change in the Federal Register and the material must be available to the public.

(1) You may obtain a copy from the International Paralympic Committee at International Paralympic Committee, Adenauerallee 212–214, 53113 Bonn, Germany.

(2) All approved material is available for inspection at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Regulation Policy and Management (02REG), Room 1063B, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of approved materials at NARA, call (202) 741–6030, or go to:  http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html. The IPC standards are also available here:  http://www.va.gov/ABOUT_VA/docs/ParalympicClassificationCode.pdf.

(Authority:  38 U.S.C. 322(d))

Paralympic Training Center refers to the following locations:  The United States Olympic Training Center at Chula Vista, California;  the United States Olympic Training Center at Colorado Springs, Colorado;  the United States Olympic Training Center at Lake Placid, New York;  the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama;  and the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma.

(Authority:  38 U.S.C. 322(d))