Chapter 31 of Title38 U.S. Code
(Under the Vocational Rehabilitation
Educational Assistance Program)
You may be entitled to vocational rehabilitation services and benefits if you meet all of the following conditions. Other eligibility requirements may apply in addition to the information noted below.
Contact the Veterans Administration Western Region Office (Muskogee, Oklahoma) at 1-(888) 442-4551 to discuss your eligibility status. Or visit the Western Region VA Office online at http://www.vba.va.gov/ro/muskogee/index.htm.
You have a combined 20 percent* VA compensable disability rating as a result of active service on or after September 16, 1940;
You have received or will receive a discharge or release from active duty under other than dishonorable conditions;
You need rehabilitation services because you have an employment handicap; and
Your period of eligibility has not expired. Even if your period of eligibility for full vocational rehabilitation benefits has passed, you may still receive services to assist you to find employment.
*NOTE: You may also be entitled if you have a 10 percent compensable disability rating and either (1) VA finds that this disability causes serious employment and personal problems; or (2) you first applied for vocational rehabilitation before November 1, 1990, are now reapplying for this benefit, and VA finds you have difficulty getting and keeping a suitable job.
