Substantially complete application.
Substantially complete application.
(1) The term substantially complete application means, for an individual's first application for educational assistance administered by VA, an application containing—
(i) The claimant's name;
(ii) His or her relationship to the veteran, if applicable;
(iii) Sufficient information for VA to verify the claimed service, if applicable;
(iv) The benefit claimed;
(v) The program of education, if applicable; and
(vi) The name of the educational institution or training establishment the claimant intends to attend, if applicable.
(2) For subsequent applications for educational assistance administered by VA, a substantially complete application means an application containing the information specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, except that the application may omit any information specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(ii) or (g)(1)(iii) of this section that is already of record with VA.
(h) Training establishment. The term training establishment means any establishment providing apprentice or other training on-the-job, including those under the supervision of a college, university, any State department of education, any State apprenticeship agency, any State board of vocational education, any joint apprenticeship committee, the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training established in accordance with 29 U.S.C. chapter 4C, or any agency of the Federal government authorized to supervise such training.
(i) VA. The term VA means the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Source
38 CFR § 21.1029
Scoping language
The following definitions of terms apply to this subpart and subparts C, D, F, G, H, K, L, and P, to the extent that the terms are not otherwise defined in those subparts: