§21.270. Payment of subsistence allowance during leave and other periods.
38 C.F.R. § 21.270
Payment during leave. VA will pay an eligible veteran a subsistence allowance during any period of approved leave including a veteran:
Receiving medical or rehabilitation services on an outpatient basis at a VA medical center, and who provides his or her own room and board;
Receiving service department retirement or retained pay while not on active duty;
Hospitalized at a VA medical center while on approved leave. If the veteran becomes eligible for payment of disability compensation at the temporary 100 percent rate, under § 3.401(h) of this title due to hospitalization, payment will be made under provisions of § 21.266(a).
Payment for other periods. Subsistence allowance will be paid for:
Weekend and legal holidays, or customary vacation periods associated with them;
Periods in which the school is closed temporarily under emergency conditions described in § 21.4138(f).
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984, as amended at 76 FR 45705, Aug. 1, 2011]
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 76 FR 45705, Aug. 1, 2011]