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38 CFR §21.4236

Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov
  1. (a)Enrollment. A veteran or eligible person may receive supplemental monetary assistance to provide tutorial services if he or she:
    1. (1)Is pursuing a post-secondary educational program on a half-time or more basis at an educational institution, and
    2. (2)Has a deficiency in a subject which is indispensable to the satisfactory pursuit of an approved program of education.
  2. (b)Approval. The Department of Veterans Affairs will grant approval when:
    1. (1)The educational institution certifies that:
      1. (i)Individualized tutorial assistance is essential to correct a deficiency in a specified subject or subjects required as a part of, or which is prerequisite to, or which is indispensable to the satisfactory pursuit of an approved program of education;
      2. (ii)The tutor selected:
        1. (A)Is qualified, and
        2. (B)Is not the parent, spouse, child, brother or sister of the veteran or eligible person; and
      3. (iii)The charges for this assistance do not exceed the customary charges for such tutorial assistance; and
    2. (2)The assistance is furnished on an individual basis.
  3. (c)Limits on tutorial assistance.
    1. (1)VA will authorize the cost of tutorial assistance in an amount not to exceed $100 per month.
    2. (2)The total amount of all tutorial assistance provided under this section will not exceed $1200.
  4. (d)Entitlement charge. VA will make no charge against the veteran's or eligible person's entitlement to educational assistance for any amount of tutorial assistance authorized.