{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-21.156","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 21.156","heading":"Other incidental goods and services.","body":"(a) General. Other incidental goods and services may be authorized if the case manager determines them to be necessary to implement the veteran's rehabilitation plan. For example, a calculator may be authorized for a veteran pursuing an engineering degree, even though the veteran may not be required to have a calculator for any specific subject in his or her course, where there is substantial evidence that lack of a calculator places the veteran at a distinct disadvantage in successfully pursuing the course.\n(b) Limitation on cost. The costs of incidental goods and services normally should not exceed five percent of training costs for any twelve-month period.","path":["Title 38—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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"1705f4a77a4c8c47024ccad045e996ce4f3acc218343d02e4fa30e55423a78d5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-21.155","next":"us/38-cfr-21.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}