---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 21.5030"
title: "38"
number: "21.5030"
heading: "Applications, claims, and time limits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/21.5030"
---

# §21.5030. Applications, claims, and time limits.

- (a) To become a participant an individual must apply to his or her Service Department on forms prescribed by the Service Department and/or the Secretary of Defense.
- (b) Rules and regulations of the applicable Service Department and/or the Department of Defense shall determine if the application is timely.
- (c) The provisions of the following sections shall apply to claims for educational assistance under 38 U.S.C. chapter 32:
  - (1) [Section 21.1029](/cfr/38/21.1029.md)—Definitions.
  - (2) [Section 21.1030](/cfr/38/21.1030.md)—Claims.
  - (3) [Section 21.1031](/cfr/38/21.1031.md)—VA responsibilities when a claim is filed.
  - (4) [Section 21.1032](/cfr/38/21.1032.md)—Time Limits

## Notes

### Amendments

[45 FR 31, Jan. 2, 1980, as amended at 48 FR 3368, Jan. 25, 1983; 53 FR 34495, Sept. 7, 1988; 64 FR 23772, May 4, 1999]

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), chs. 32, 36, and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 31, Jan. 2, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[45 FR 31, Jan. 2, 1980, as amended at 48 FR 3368, Jan. 25, 1983; 53 FR 34495, Sept. 7, 1988; 64 FR 23772, May 4, 1999]