# 21.8010 Definitions and abbreviations.
(a) *Program-specific definitions and abbreviations.* For the purposes of this subpart:
*Covered birth defect* means the same as defined at § 3.815(c)(3) of this title.
*Eligible child* means, as appropriate, either an *individual* as defined at § 3.814(c)(3) of this title who suffers from spina bifida, or an *individual* as defined at § 3.815(c)(2) of this title who has a covered birth defect other than a birth defect described in § 3.815(a)(2).
*Employment assistance* means employment counseling, placement and post-placement services, and personal and work adjustment training.
*Institution of higher education* has the same meaning that § 21.4200 provides for the term *institution of higher learning.*
*Program of employment services* means the services an eligible child may receive if the child's entire program consists only of employment assistance.
*Program participant* means an eligible child who, following an evaluation in which VA finds the child's achievement of a vocational goal is reasonably feasible, elects to participate in a vocational training program under this subpart.
*Spina bifida* means the same as defined at § 3.814(c)(4) of this title.
*Veteran with covered service in Korea* means a veteran defined at § 3.814(c)(2) of this title.
*Vietnam veteran* means, in the case of a child suffering from spina bifida, the same as defined at § 3.814(c)(1) or § 3.815(c)(1) of this title and, in the case of a child with a covered birth defect, the same as defined at § 3.815(c)(1) of this title.
*Vocational training program* means the vocationally oriented training services, and assistance, including placement and post-placement services, and personal and work-adjustment training that VA finds necessary to enable an eligible child to prepare for and participate in vocational training or employment. A vocational training program may include a program of education offered by an institution of higher education only if the program is predominantly vocational in content.
*VR&E* refers to the Veteran Readiness and Employment activity (usually a division) in a Veterans Benefits Administration regional office, the staff members of that activity in the regional office or in outbased locations, and the services that activity provides.
(b) *Other terms and abbreviations.* The following terms and abbreviations have the same meaning or explanation that § 21.35 provides:
(1) CP (Counseling psychologist);
(2) Program of education;
(3) Rehabilitation facility;
(4) School, educational institution, or institution;
(5) Training establishment;
(6) Vocational goal;
(7) VRC (Vocational rehabilitation counselor); and
(8) Workshop.
[67 FR 72565, Dec. 6, 2002, as amended at 76 FR 4250, Jan. 25, 2011; 87 FR 8744, Feb. 16, 2022]