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Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73not60

§2102B Adaptations to Residences of Veterans in Rehabilitation Programs

Title 38 › Part II— GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter 21— SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS › § 2102B

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The VA can help a veteran who is in a vocational rehabilitation program under chapter 31 get changes to their home that the VA thinks are needed for the rehab to work. The help is normally limited to $77,307 in total, but the VA can waive that limit if needed. Each October 1 (starting in 2017) the VA must raise that limit by the percentage set under section 2102(e)(2). Starting October 1, 2019, the VA must send a report every two years to the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees about use of the waiver. The VA must write rules to carry this out. “Rehabilitation program” means the vocational rehabilitation program defined elsewhere in veterans’ law.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §2102B

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(a)Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary may assist a veteran who is entitled to services and assistance under chapter 31 of this title and is pursuing a rehabilitation program under such chapter in acquiring such adaptations to such veteran’s residence as are determined necessary by the Secretary to accomplish the purposes of such rehabilitation program.
(b)(1)The aggregate amount of assistance available to a veteran under subsection (a) may not exceed $77,307. The Secretary may waive this limitation for a veteran if the Secretary determines a waiver is necessary for the rehabilitation program of the veteran.
(2)Effective on October 1 of each year (beginning in 2017), the Secretary shall increase the amount described in paragraph (1) by the percentage calculated under section 2102(e)(2) of this title.
(3)Beginning on October 1, 2019, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a biennial report on the use of the waiver authority under paragraph (1).
(c)The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(d)In this section, the term “rehabilitation program” has the meaning given such term in section 3101 of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Regulations

Pub. L. 115–177, § 1(b), June 1, 2018, 132 Stat. 1376, provided that: “The Secretary may provide assistance under section 2102B of such title [meaning title 38, United States Code], as added by subsection (a), in advance of

Regulations

by issuing notice specifying the criteria for the application, approval, and oversight processes relating to the provision of assistance under such section.”

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 2102B

Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60