---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 21.22"
title: "38"
number: "21.22"
heading: "Nonduplication—Federal programs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/21.22"
---

# §21.22. Nonduplication—Federal programs.

- (a) **Allowances.** A service-disabled veteran who is eligible for benefits under Chapter 31, may not receive a subsistence allowance or elect payment of an allowance at the educational assistance rate under Chapter 30 pursuant to [§ 21.264](/cfr/38/21.264.md) if the veteran:
  - (1) Is on active duty and is pursuing a course of education which is being paid for by the Armed Forces (or by the Department of Health and Human Services in the case of the Public Health Service), or
  - (2) Is attending a course of education or training paid for under Chapter 41, [Title 5](/cfr/5.md) U.S.C. and whose full salary is being paid to such veteran while so training.
- (b) **Services which may be authorized.** A service-disabled veteran who is in one of the two categories defined in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section is entitled to receive all benefits, other than an allowance, to which he or she is otherwise entitled under Chapter 31, including:
  - (1) **Payment of any tuition and fees not paid for by the Armed Forces.**
  - (2) The cost of special services, such as reader services, tutorial assistance, and special equipment during the period of such training.

## Notes

### Amendments

[49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984, as amended at 54 FR 4283, Jan. 30, 1989; 57 FR 57108, Dec. 3, 1992]

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), chs. 18, 31, and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984, as amended at 54 FR 4283, Jan. 30, 1989; 57 FR 57108, Dec. 3, 1992]