38 CFR § 21.7040 - Categories of basic eligibility.
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title: "38 CFR § 21.7040 - Categories of basic eligibility."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "21.7040"
section_name: "Categories of basic eligibility."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "21"
part_name: "VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION"
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# 21.7040 Categories of basic eligibility.
Eligibility for basic educational assistance can be established by:
(a) Some individuals who first become members of the Armed Forces or who first enter on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces after June 30, 1985, and
(b) Some individuals who are eligible for educational assistance allowance under 38 U.S.C. chapter 34.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3011, 3012; Pub. L. 98-525)
[53 FR 1757, Jan. 22, 1988, as amended at 55 FR 28384, July 11, 1990]