{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-21.5103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 21.5103","heading":"Travel expenses.","body":"(a) General. VA shall determine and pay the necessary expense of travel to and from the place of counseling for a veteran who is required to receive counseling as provided under 38 U.S.C. 111 (a), (d), (e), and (g).\n(b) Restriction. VA will not pay the necessary cost of travel to and from the place of counseling when counseling is not required, but is provided as a result of a voluntary request by the veteran.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 21—VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION","Subpart G—Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 32"],"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":"e7e40d44c96371ad74381e45a4f72a9051c7817344fd270bc46a6707a4b17b6d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-21.5100","next":"us/38-cfr-21.5130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}