# 38 C.F.R. § 21.196 (2026): “Rehabilitated” status

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## Section

- **Citation:** 38 C.F.R. § 21.196 (2026)
- **Heading:** “Rehabilitated” 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 / § 21.196: § 21.196   “Rehabilitated” status.

## Text

(a)
Purpose.
The purpose of
rehabilitated
status is to identify those cases in which the goals of a rehabilitation program or a program of employment services have been substantially achieved.
(b)
Assignment to “rehabilitated” status.
A veteran's case shall be assigned to “rehabilitated” status when his or her case meets the criteria for rehabilitation contained in § 21.283.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3102, 3107 and 3117)
(c)
Termination of rehabilitated
status. A veteran's case will not be removed from
rehabilitated
status under § 21.284 once that status has been assigned, unless the determination of rehabilitation is set aside for a reason specified in § 21.284.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3100)
Cross Reference:
See § 21.284 Reentrance into a rehabilitation program.
[49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984; 50 FR 9622, Mar. 11, 1985, as amended at 58 FR 68768, Dec. 29, 1993]

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