§17.608. Deferment of obligated service. — Inbound Citations
38 C.F.R. § 17.608
Statutory Authority
Cited by 3 regulations in release Current.
Citations to 38 C.F.R. § 17.608 as a whole
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The purpose of §§ 17.600 through 17.612 is to establish the requirements for the award of scholarships under the VA Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) to students pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in certain health care occupations, listed in 38 U.S.C. 7401(1) and (3), to assist in providing an adequate supply of such personnel for VA. The HPSP allows VA to provide scholarship awards to facilitate recruitment and retention of employees in several hard-to-fill health care occupations.
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The following definitions apply to §§ 17.600 through 17.636:
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Deferment of obligated service under the VIOMPSP is treated in the same manner as deferment of obligated service under the HPSP under § 17.608.