{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-21.5834","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 21.5834","heading":"Discontinuance dates: General.","body":"(a) Educational assistance. Although educational assistance is paid only once in a term, quarter, or semester, VA may discontinue it under the circumstances stated in § 21.5835. The discontinuance may cause an overpayment. (See also § 21.5838.) If the individual dies during an enrollment period, the provisions of § 21.5835(a) will apply, even if other types of discontinuances are involved. In all other cases where more than one type of reduction or discontinuance is involved, the earliest date found in § 21.5835 will control.\n(b) Subsistence allowance. The effective date of a reduction or discontinuance of subsistence allowance will be as specified in § 21.5835. If more than one type of discontinuance is involved, the earliest date will control.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 21—VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION","Subpart H—Educational Assistance Test Program"],"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":"838a29929bf1783e5aa8dcaf73321b23bf57b4487474c8f3d6e091cf9f5041e6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-21.5831","next":"us/38-cfr-21.5835"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}