{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-21.270","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 21.270","heading":"Payment of subsistence allowance during leave and other periods.","body":"(a) Payment during leave. VA will pay an eligible veteran a subsistence allowance during any period of approved leave including a veteran:\n(1) Receiving medical or rehabilitation services on an outpatient basis at a VA medical center, and who provides his or her own room and board;\n(2) Receiving service department retirement or retained pay while not on active duty;\n(3) Hospitalized at a VA medical center while on approved leave. If the veteran becomes eligible for payment of disability compensation at the temporary 100 percent rate, under § 3.401(h) of this title due to hospitalization, payment will be made under provisions of § 21.266(a).\n(b) Payment for other periods. Subsistence allowance will be paid for:\n(1) Weekend and legal holidays, or customary vacation periods associated with them;\n(2) Periods in which the school is closed temporarily under emergency conditions described in § 21.4138(f).","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":"16a73a31ed09f391d3e9917f41f6137e36be16949532254d6547596afcb2d79c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-21.268","next":"us/38-cfr-21.272"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}