{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-21.192","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 21.192","heading":"“Independent living program” status.","body":"(a) Purpose. The independent living program status serves to:\n(1) Identify veterans who are being furnished a program of independent living services by VA; and\n(2) Assure that such veterans receive necessary services from VA in a timely manner.\n(b) Assignment to independent living program status. A veteran may be assigned or reassigned to independent living program status under the provisions of § 21.88, § 21.94, or § 21.96.\n(c) Continuation in independent living program status. A veteran will be in independent living program status during periods in which:\n(1) The provisions of § 21.282 for induction into a program are met, but the veteran is pending induction into the facility at which rehabilitation services will be provided;\n(2) The veteran receives rehabilitation services prescribed in an IILP; or\n(3) The veteran is on authorized leave of absence status.\n(d) Termination of independent living program status. When a veteran's case has been assigned to independent living program status, the case will be terminated from that status, if one of the following occurs:\n(1) A veteran, who has been notified of necessary arrangements to begin a program, the date the program begins and instructions as to the next steps to be taken:\n(i) Fails to report and does not respond to followup contact by the case manager;\n(ii) Declines or refuses to enter the program; or\n(iii) Defers entry for more than 30 days beyond the scheduled beginning date, unless the deferment is due to illness or other sufficient reason.\n(2) The veteran completes the IILP;\n(3) Either the veteran or VA interrupts the program;\n(4) Either the veteran or VA discontinues the program; or\n(5) Service-connection for the veteran's service-connected disability is severed by VA or he or she otherwise ceases to be eligible.","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":"653313aa7ffbb9130ff9a9b84d62b43c8128211970fa265d43242d9d37a5658e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-21.190","next":"us/38-cfr-21.194"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}