Entitlement to independent living services and assistance

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Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS > PART III—READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS > CHAPTER 31—TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES

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In any case in which the Secretary has determined under section 3106(e) of this title 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 section 3120 of this title , to a program of independent living services and assistance designed to enable such veteran to achieve maximum independence in daily living.

(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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