38 USC § 3109 - Entitlement to independent living services and assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s3109"
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title: "38 USC § 3109 - Entitlement to independent living services and assistance"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "3109"
section_name: "Entitlement to independent living services and assistance"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 96–466, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2181, § 1509; amended Pub. L. 99–576, title III, § 333(b)(5), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3279; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3109 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 104–275, title I, § 101(f)(2)(B), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3325.)"
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# § 3109. Entitlement to independent living services and assistance

section 3106(e) of this titlesection 3120 of this title

In any case in which the Secretary has determined under  that the achievement of a vocational goal by a veteran currently is not reasonably feasible, such veteran shall be entitled, in accordance with the provisions of , to a program of independent living services and assistance designed to enable such veteran to achieve maximum independence in daily living.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 96–466, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2181, § 1509; amended Pub. L. 99–576, title III, § 333(b)(5), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3279; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2092; renumbered § 3109 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 104–275, title I, § 101(f)(2)(B), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3325.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Prior section 3109 was renumbered .

### Amendments

1996— substituted “3106(e)” for “3106(d)”.

1991— renumbered  as this section and substituted “3106(d)” for “1506(d)” and “3120” for “1520”.

1989— substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.

1986— inserted “currently” after first reference to “veteran”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as a note under .