---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 21.6042"
title: "38"
number: "21.6042"
heading: "Entry, reentry and completion."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/21.6042"
---

# §21.6042. Entry, reentry and completion.

- (a) **Dates of entry.** A veteran found eligible under the provisions of [§ 21.6040](/cfr/38/21.6040.md) of this part may not begin pursuit of a vocational training program before February 1, 1985, or later than December 31, 1992, except under the following circumstances:
  - (1) The veteran receives a pension award less than 120 days before December 31, 1992;
  - (2) **Illness or other circumstance beyond the veteran's control prevent earlier entry.**
- (b) **Entry precluded.** In no event may a veteran begin a vocational training program after August 1, 1993.
- (c) **Reentry.** The provisions of paragraphs [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section are also applicable to veterans reentering a vocational training program following a redetermination of eligibility.
- (d) **Final termination of services.** No veteran may receive assistance under this temporary program after January 31, 1998.
- (e) **Provision of vocational training and services during the period beginning February 1, 1992 and ending May 20, 1992.** The provision of a vocational training program (including related evaluations and other related services) to a veteran under the provisions of [subpart I](/cfr/38/subpartI.md) of this part, and related determinations during the period beginning February 1, 1992, and ending May 20, 1992, is ratified.

## Notes

### Amendments

[53 FR 4397, Feb. 16, 1988, as amended at 55 FR 17272, Apr. 24, 1990; 58 FR 41637, Aug. 5, 1993]

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 98-543, 38 U.S.C. 501 and chapter 15, sections specifically cited, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 4397, Feb. 16, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[53 FR 4397, Feb. 16, 1988, as amended at 55 FR 17272, Apr. 24, 1990; 58 FR 41637, Aug. 5, 1993]