---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 76.4"
title: "38"
number: "76.4"
heading: "Amount of allowance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/76.4"
---

# §76.4. Amount of allowance.


The following rules govern the amount of allowance payable to veterans under this section.

- (a) Payment will be made at the rate paid for a full-time institutional program under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code (Chapter 31) that is in effect for a period of certified participation, as prescribed by [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section. (See [38 CFR 21.260](/cfr/38/21.260.md).)
- (b) Payment may be made for each day at 1/30 of the monthly rate to veterans who train or compete in USP or IPC sponsored events for each day of training or competition, or to veterans who reside at a USP training center, for each day of residence, or on a monthly basis at the monthly rate to veterans who train or compete continuously for a full month, or to veterans who reside at a USP training center for a full month.
- (c) VA will pay the allowance at a rate paid to a veteran with dependents for a full-time Chapter 31 institutional program upon receipt of appropriate documentation that a veteran who qualifies for the allowance has dependents. (See [38 CFR 21.260](/cfr/38/21.260.md).)

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 322(d), and as stated in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 14283, Mar. 16, 2011, unless otherwise noted.