38 CFR § 21.5830 - Payment of educational assistance.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s21.5830"
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title: "38 CFR § 21.5830 - Payment of educational assistance."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "21.5830"
section_name: "Payment of educational assistance."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "21"
part_name: "VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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# 21.5830 Payment of educational assistance.
(a) *Timing and release of payments.* VA will pay educational assistance to the individual on the last day of the calendar month during which the individual enters or reenters training.
(b) *Period covered by payments.* The payments cover those expenses, listed in § 21.5820(a) incurred for the period beginning on the commencing date of the individual's subsistence allowance and ending on the ending date of the individual's subsistence allowance. See § 21.5831.