{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-21.5134","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 21.5134","heading":"Restrictions on paying benefits to servicepersons.","body":"The Department of Veterans Affairs may not pay benefits to a serviceperson (other than one enrolled in a course, courses or a program of education leading to a secondary school diploma or an equivalency certificate) unless he or she:\n(a) Has completed 3 months of contributions to the fund or has made a lump-sum payment which is the equivalent of at least 3 months of contributions to the fund;\n(b) Has agreed either to have a monthly deduction from his or her military pay, or has made a lump-sum contribution to the fund, or both, so that the 12 months participation requirement of § 21.5052(a) of this part will be met; and\n(c) Is serving on active duty in an enlistment period subsequent to the initial period of active duty defined in § 21.5040(b)(3) of this part.","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":"8a83b18c1933cf5d2548001fe7d127a5d41b3261e1184caf8ba1e42f81b46f5e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-21.5133","next":"us/38-cfr-21.5135"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}