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§3109 Entitlement to Independent Living Services and Assistance

Title 38 › Part III— READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS › Chapter 31— TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES › § 3109

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Veteran must get independent living services under section 3120 if Secretary finds under section 3106(e) veteran cannot meet job goal.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §3109

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In any case in which the Secretary has determined under section 3106(e) of this title that the achievement of a vocational goal by a veteran currently is not reasonably feasible, such veteran shall be entitled, in accordance with the provisions of section 3120 of this title, to a program of independent living services and assistance designed to enable such veteran to achieve maximum independence in daily living.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Prior section 3109 was renumbered section 5309 of this title.

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–275 substituted “3106(e)” for “3106(d)”. 1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 1509 of this title as this section and substituted “3106(d)” for “1506(d)” and “3120” for “1520”. 1989—Pub. L. 101–237 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”. 1986—Pub. L. 99–576 inserted “currently” after first reference to “veteran”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Apr. 1, 1981, see section 802(a)(1) of Pub. L. 96–466, set out as a note under section 3100 of this title.

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 3109

Title 38Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60