Title 38 published on 03-Nov-2018 03:46
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 38 CFR Part 21 after this date.
2018-08-10; vol. 83 # 155 - Friday, August 10, 2018 83 FR 39818 - VA Claims and Appeals Modernization
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Proposed rule. Comments must be received by VA on or before October 9, 2018 to be considered in the formulation of the final rule. 38 CFR Parts 3, 8, 14, 19, 20, and 21 Summary The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend its claims adjudication, appeals, and Rules of Practice of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) regulations. In addition, VA proposes to revise its regulations with respect to accreditation of attorneys, agents, and Veterans Service Organization (VSO) representatives; the standards of conduct for persons practicing before VA; and the rules governing fees for representation. This rulemaking is needed to implement the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act. That law amended the procedures applicable to administrative review and appeal of VA decisions denying claims for benefits, creating a new, modernized review system. Unless otherwise specified, VA intends to make the proposed regulatory changes applicable to claims processed under the new review system, which generally applies where an initial VA decision on a claim is provided on or after the effective date or where a claimant has elected to opt into the new review system under established procedures.
2017-11-17; vol. 82 # 221 - Friday, November 17, 2017 82 FR 54295 - VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Nomenclature Change for Position Title—Revision
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Interim final rule. Effective Date: This interim final rule is effective November 17, 2017. VA must receive comments on or before December 18, 2017. 38 CFR Part 21 Summary The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a final rule in the Federal Register on May 2, 2016, which amended a number of regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to authorize personnel hired by VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Service under the title “Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor” (VRC) to make the same determinations with respect to Chapter 31 services and benefits as personnel who had been hired under the title “Counseling Psychologist” (CP). The preamble to that final rule cited supporting documents inaccurately and failed to properly explain the qualifications for and duties of this VR&E position responsible for making determinations with respect to Chapter 31 services and benefits. This interim final rule corrects those inaccuracies, more clearly explains the basis for the final rule, and invites public comment on the changes made to VA's regulations in the May 2, 2016, final rule.
2016-08-10; vol. 81 # 154 - Wednesday, August 10, 2016 81 FR 52770 - Veterans Employment Pay for Success Grant Program
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Interim final rule. Effective Date: This rule is effective on August 10, 2016. Comment Date: Comments must be received on or before October 11, 2016. 38 CFR Part 21 Summary The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is establishing a grant program (Veterans Employment Pay for Success (VEPFS)) under the authority of the U.S.C. to award grants to eligible entities to fund projects that are successful in accomplishing employment rehabilitation for Veterans with service-connected disabilities. VA will award grants on the basis of an eligible entity's proposed use of a Pay for Success (PFS) strategy to achieve goals. This interim final rule establishes regulations for awarding a VEPFS grant, including the general process for awarding the grant, criteria and parameters for evaluating grant applications, priorities related to the award of a grant, and general requirements and guidance for administering a VEPFS grant program.
2016-05-02; vol. 81 # 84 - Monday, May 2, 2016 81 FR 26130 - Technical Corrections—VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Nomenclature Change for Position Title
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Final rule. Effective Date: This final rule is effective May 2, 2016. 38 CFR Part 21 Summary The Department of Veterans Affairs is amending its regulations by making nonsubstantive changes to ensure consistency within its regulations regarding a nomenclature change in the title of a Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment position.
2014-03-24; vol. 79 # 56 - Monday, March 24, 2014 79 FR 15920 - Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program: Changes Related to the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Final rule. Effective Date: This final rule is effective March 24, 2014. Applicability Date: In accordance with the amended statutory provision of 38 U.S.C. 3108(a)(2), this final rule pertains to all awards of employment adjustment allowance processed on or after August 6, 2013. 38 CFR Part 21 Summary The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulation to reflect a change made by the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012. If a veteran has been displaced as the result of a natural or other disaster while being paid an allowance, referred to as an employment adjustment allowance, this Act allows the extension of the allowance. This amendment is necessary to conform the regulation to the statutory provision.
2012-01-12; vol. 77 # 8 - Thursday, January 12, 2012 77 FR 1872 - Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program—Changes to Subsistence Allowance
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Final rule. Effective Date: This final rule is effective January 12, 2012. 38 CFR Part 21 Summary This document adopts as final, without change, the interim final rule amending regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reflect changes made by the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, effective August 1, 2011, that affect payment of vocational rehabilitation benefits for certain service-disabled veterans. Pursuant to these changes, a veteran, who is eligible for a subsistence allowance under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, and educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, may participate in a rehabilitation program under chapter 31 and elect to receive a payment equal in amount to an applicable military housing allowance payable under title 37, United States Code, instead of the regular subsistence allowance under chapter 31. In addition, payments of subsistence allowances during periods between school terms are discontinued, and payments during periods of temporary school closings are modified.
