§21.6140. Evaluation and improvement of rehabilitation potential.
38 C.F.R. § 21.6140
General. The services described in paragraph (d) of this section may be used to:
Evaluate rehabilitation potential;
Provide a basis for planning—
A program of services and assistance to improve the veteran's potential for vocational rehabilitation; or
A vocational training program; and
Reevaluate the vocational training potential of a veteran participating in a rehabilitation program.
Periods during which evaluation and improvement services may be provided. Services described in paragraph (d) of this section may be provided during:
An evaluation or reevaluation;
Rehabilitation to the point of employability;
Employment services.
Duration of services. The duration of services needed to improve rehabilitation potential, furnished on a full-time basis either as a preliminary part of the period of rehabilitation to the point of employability or as the total program, may not exceed 9 months. If these services are furnished on a less than full-time basis the duration will be for the period necessary, but may not exceed the equivalent of 9 months of full-time training. See § 21.6310.
Scope of services. Evaluation and improvement services include:
Diagnostic services;
Personal and work adjustment training;
Medical care and treatment;
Independent living services indispensable to pursuing a vocational training program;
Language training, speech and voice correction, training in ambulation, and one-hand typewriting;
Orientation, adjustment, mobility and related services; and
Other appropriate services.
Applicability of chapter 31 rules. the provisions of § 21.140 of this part are not applicable to this temporary program. The provisions of § 21.142 through § 21.156 of this part are applicable, subject to provisions of this section.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.