{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-725.719","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 725.719","heading":"What is the objective of vocational rehabilitation?","body":"The objective of vocational rehabilitation is the return of a miner who is totally disabled by pneumoconiosis to gainful employment commensurate with such miner's physical impairment. This objective may be achieved through a program of re-evaluation and redirection of the miner's abilities, or retraining in another occupation, and selective job placement assistance.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED","PART 725—CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart J—Medical Benefits and Vocational Rehabilitation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"3ba46ca241f948a6f8edb7c37b9d8607c03086df2dbaa25793d1524760a77599","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-725.718","next":"us/20-cfr-725.720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}