# 38 C.F.R. § 21.194 (2026): “Employment services” status

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## Section

- **Citation:** 38 C.F.R. § 21.194 (2026)
- **Heading:** “Employment services” status
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 38 CFR: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief / Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS / Part 21: VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION / Subpart A: Veteran Readiness and Employment / § 21.194: § 21.194   “Employment services” status.

## Text

(a)
Purpose.
The status
employment services
serves to:
(1) Identify veterans who are being furnished employment services; and
(2) Assure that these veterans receive necessary services in a timely manner.
(b)
Assignment to employment services
status. A veteran's case may be assigned or reassigned to
employment services
status under the provisions of §§ 21.84, 21.88, and 21.94.
(c)
Continuation in employment services
status. A case will remain in
employment services
status for the period specified in the IEAP, subject to the limitations specified in paragraph (d) of this section.
(d)
Termination of employment services
status. The veteran will continue in
employment services
status until the earliest of the following events occurs:
(1) He or she is determined to be rehabilitated under the provisions of § 21.283; or
(2) He or she is:
(i) Employed for at least 60 days in employment that does not meet the criteria for rehabilitation contained in § 21.283, if the veteran intends to maintain this employment and declines further assistance; and
(ii) Adjusted to the duties and responsibilities of the job.
(3) Either the veteran or VA interrupts the employment services program;
(4) Either the veteran or VA discontinues the employment services program;
(5) He or she reaches the end of the period for which employment services have been authorized and there is no basis for extension; or
(6) Service-connection for the veteran's service-connected disability is severed or he or she otherwise ceases to be eligible.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3117)
Cross References:
See §§ 21.47 Eligibility for employment assistance, 21.250 Overview of employment services, and 21.326 Authorization of employment services.
[49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984, as amended at 58 FR 68768, Dec. 29, 1993; 84 FR 193, Jan. 18, 2019]

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