38 CFR § 62.32 - Supportive service: Assistance in obtaining VA benefits.

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title: "38 CFR § 62.32 - Supportive service: Assistance in obtaining VA benefits."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "62.32"
section_name: "Supportive service: Assistance in obtaining VA benefits."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "62"
part_name: "SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES PROGRAM"
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authority: "38 U.S.C. 501, 2044, and as noted in specific sections."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 68979, Nov. 10, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
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# 62.32 Supportive service: Assistance in obtaining VA benefits.

(a) Grantees must assist participants in obtaining any benefits from VA for which the participants are eligible. Such benefits include, but are not limited to:

(1) Vocational and rehabilitation counseling;

(2) Employment and training service;

(3) Educational assistance; and

(4) Health care services.

(b) Grantees are not permitted to represent participants before VA with respect to a claim for VA benefits unless they are recognized for that purpose pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 5902. Employees and members of grantees are not permitted to provide such representation unless the individual providing representation is accredited pursuant to 38 U.S.C. chapter 59.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2044)