38 CFR § 21.46 - Veteran ordered to active duty; extension of basic period of eligibility.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s21.46"
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title: "38 CFR § 21.46 - Veteran ordered to active duty; extension of basic period of eligibility."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "21.46"
section_name: "Veteran ordered to active duty; extension of basic period of eligibility."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "21"
part_name: "VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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# 21.46 Veteran ordered to active duty; extension of basic period of eligibility.
If VA determines that a veteran is prevented from participating in, or continuing in, a program of vocational rehabilitation as a result of being ordered to active duty under 10 U.S.C. 688, 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, or 12304, the veteran's basic period of eligibility will be extended by the length of time the veteran serves on active duty plus 4 months.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3103(e); sec. 308(h), Pub. L. 107-330, 116 Stat. 2829)
[75 FR 3168, Jan. 20, 2010]