38 CFR § 76.4 - Amount of allowance.

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title: "38 CFR § 76.4 - Amount of allowance."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "76.4"
section_name: "Amount of allowance."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "76"
part_name: "MONTHLY ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE FOR VETERANS IN CONNECTION WITH THE UNITED STATES PARALYMPICS"
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authority: "38 U.S.C. 501, 322(d), and as stated in specific sections."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 14283, Mar. 16, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
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# 76.4 Amount of allowance.

The following rules govern the amount of allowance payable to veterans under this section.

(a) Payment will be made at the rate paid for a full-time institutional program under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code (Chapter 31) that is in effect for a period of certified participation, as prescribed by paragraph (b) of this section. (*See* 38 CFR 21.260.)

(b) Payment may be made for each day at 
1/30 of the monthly rate to veterans who train or compete in USP or IPC sponsored events for each day of training or competition, or to veterans who reside at a USP training center, for each day of residence, or on a monthly basis at the monthly rate to veterans who train or compete continuously for a full month, or to veterans who reside at a USP training center for a full month.

(c) VA will pay the allowance at a rate paid to a veteran with dependents for a full-time Chapter 31 institutional program upon receipt of appropriate documentation that a veteran who qualifies for the allowance has dependents. (*See* 38 CFR 21.260.)

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 322(d), 3108)