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Veterans Benefits Administration Program Guide 21-2
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC 20420
The Veterans Benefits Administration Program Guide 21-2 has been updated.
We added Regulatory Amendment Explanations 3-02-1 to 3-03-6 to bring current the Part 3
guide since 2002. We also updated the corresponding Index to Transmittal Sheets for Compensation
and Pension Regulations for Part 3.
By Direction of the Under Secretary for Benefits
Renée Szybala, Director
Compensation and Pension Service
Distribution: RPC: 2068
FD: EX: ASO and AR (included in RPC 2068)
Veterans Benefits Administration Program Guide 21-2
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC 20420
PART I
INDEX TO TRANSMITTAL SHEETS FOR
COMPENSATION AND PENSION REGULATIONS
38 CFR PART 3
Includes All Compensation and Pension Transmittal Sheets
From Transmittal Sheet No. 189 to 757, 760 to 763,
and 3-89-1 to 3-03-6
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INDEX TO TRANSMITTAL SHEETS
CFR # Transmittal Sheet # (and CFR subsection)
3.1 189; 235(i,o); 266(p,q,r), 280(m,n); 402(g); 463(g); 468(s,t); 565(d,m,q); 653(d,u,v,w,x); 709(y);
719(z); 757(aa); 761(y); 3-91-6(d); 3-95-9(m); 3-96-7(n,y)
3.2 189; 404(f,g); 468(h); 482(h); 571(f); 653(Intro,a); 3-91-11(i); 3-97-5(f)
3.3 189; 223(c); 235(b,c,d); 297(b,c,d); 404(c,d); 468(c,d); 482(c,d); 553(d); 565(a,d); 600(b,c,d);
624(c); 653; 3-91-6(b); 3-91-7(a); 3-91-11(a); 3-03-1(a)
3.4 189; 482(c); 517(d); 553(a,b,c,d); 647(b)
3.5 189; 323(a,d,e); 370(d); 442(e); 458(b); 463(d); 482(b,c,e); 553(a,b,d,e); 582(e); 616(e);
647(a,b,d,e); 3-93-3(e); 3-95-7(c)
3.6 189; 220(c); 223(b); 235(b); 330(e); 370(b); 463(b); 607(b,c,d,e); 720(c); 730(c);
3-89-2(c,d,e); 3-95-17(a,b,c); 3-96-2(b); 3-01-7(a,e); 3-02-9(a,e)
3.7 189; 235(b,u,v); 330(h); 402(h); 463(g); 524(w); 559(t); 645(x); 677(u,x); 683(x); 695(x);
708(x); 718(x); 724(x); 726(x); 741(x); 748(x); 751(x); 3-91-4(x); 3-91-17(x); 3-92-5(x); 3-92-
9(x); 3-94-8(x); 3-98-2(x)
3.8 189; 391(b,c); 3-95-7(b,c,e)
3.9 189; 214(a,b)
3.10 [Reserved]
3.11 189; 647; 756
3.12 189; 235(b,c); 278(b,c,d); 592(e,f); 641(c,f,g,h,i,j); 666(d); 729(a,b,c,k); 3-97-3
3.12a 682; 702
3.13 189; 235; 381(b); 404(a); 565(b); 641(b,c); 682(b)
3.14 189; 235(a)
3.15 189; 235; 565
3.16 189; 600; 653
3.17 189; 223; 404; 482; 653; 3-91-11
3.18-19 [Reserved]
3.20 266; 565; 647; 710; 3-97-5; 3-99-3(b)
3.21 616; 653
3.22 647; 720(a); 750(b); 756(a); 3-00-1; 3-00-5(a)
3.23 653; 672(a,c); 684(a,c); 700(a,c); 716(a,c); 732; 740(a,c); 745; 750(d); 3-96-4(d)
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3.24 653; 672(b,c); 684(b,c); 700(b,c); 716(b,c); 732; 740(b,c); 745; 3-96-4(c)
3.25 653; 672(a,c,d,e,f); 684(a,c,d,e); 700(a,c,d,e); 716(a,c,d,e); 732; 740(a,c,d,e); 745;
3-96-4(c)
3.26 653; 672; 684; 700; 716; 732; 740(a,b); 745
3.27 653; 3-97-6(c,d); 3-02-5(c,d), 3-03-6(d,e)
3.28 653; 745
3.29 653; 710; 716(b); 3-00-4(c); 3-02-5(c)
3.30 653; 710(b,c); 730(b,c); 739(a,d,c,d); 746(Intro); 3-92-2(a,b,c,d,e,f)
3.31 710; 730(c); 3-00-4; 3-02-5 (Intro, c)
3.50 190; 288(b,c); 453(b); 601; 3-97-2
3.51 190; 505; 3-97-2
3.52 190; 229(d); 405(a); 601(c,d)
3.53 190; 601; 3-94-7(a)
3.54 190; 229(a,b); 246(e); 405(a,b,c,d); 469(a); 566(b,c,d,e); 579(a); 601(Intro,a); 648(b,c,d,e);
756(c); 3-91-3(c); 3-91-11(a); 3-00-1(c)
3.55 190; 288; 453; 566(a,b,c,d,e); 648(a,b,c,d); 3-91-7; 3-92-2(b,c,d,e); 3-93-10; 3-95-14(a);
3-99-1; 3-00-5(a)
3.56 [Reserved]
3.57 190; 229(c); 246(b,c); 363(a); 419(a,c); 447(c); 505(c); 654(a,c,d); 665(a,b,c); 668(e); 730(a);
3-00-2(a)
3.58 190
3.59 190; 654(a)
3.60 654
3.100 191; 244(b); 311; 392(b); 400(d); 491(a,c); 495(c); 3-95-7(b,c); 3-96-4(a)
3.101 191; 754; 3-96-9
3.102 191; 734; 3-01-6
3.103 191; 276(a,b,c,d,e,f,g); 306; 494; 763; 3-92-6(b,f); 3-93-2(c); 3-93-17(f); 3-94-2(c); 3-94-3(b);
3-01-8(b)
3.104 191; 276(c); 301(a); 306(c); 311(b); 3-91-16(a); 3-01-3(a)
3.104 191; 236(d,e); 267(Intro,a,d,e,f); 539(d,e,f); 763(d,e,f,g,h); 3-91-16(a); 3-92-6(h); 3-97-6;
3-01-3(b); 3-02-5(g)
3.106 191; 481(a); 539(a); 3-95-7(c,d,e); 3-97-2
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3.107 191; 319; 3-96-8
3.108 191
3.109 191; 211(c); 276(b,c); 306(b); 343(a); 763(b)
3.110 191; 276; 763
3.111 [Reserved]
3.112 191
3.113 191; 236; 3-01-10
3.114 267; 763(a); 3-97-4; 3-00-4(a); 3-02-5(a)
3.115 3-93-10
3.150 192; 342(d); 3-02-7
3.151 192; 733
3.152 192; 268(c); 342(c); 733
3.153 192
3.154 192; 217; 268
3.155 192; 744
3.156 192; 268(a,b,c,d,e,f,g); 3-90-5(a,b,c); 3-01-6(a)
3.157 192; 237(b); 268; 385(b); 587(b); 614(b); 744; 3-95-10(b)
3.158 192; 268; 303(c); 747(a); 3-97-6; 3-02-5(a, c)
3.159 3-90-6; 3-01-6
3.160 268; 385(d)
3.200 193; 307(a); 576; 743
3.201 193; 743; 3-93-4(a)
3.202 193; 576(a,b); 743; 3-94-16(c)
3.203 193; 212(a,b,c); 580(b); 678; 694(a); 743; 3-93-15(c); 3-01-5(a)
3.204 193; 678(Title); 743; 753; 3-94-16(b,c); 3-96-6; 3-01-8(a)
3.205 193; 247; 478(a); 580; 707(a,c); 743; 3-93-15(a); 3-94-16(a); 3-97-2
3.206 193; 247; 452(c); 580(Intro); 743
3.207 193; 234(Intro,c); 289; 743; 3-94-16(b)
3.208 193; 580; 743
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3.209 193; 234(Intro,d,f); 478(Intro); 580(Intro); 707(Intro,e,g); 743; 3-94-16(a,b)
3.210 193; 221(c); 234(c); 286(b,d); 448(c); 506(c); 707(c); 743; 3-94-16(b,c)
3.211 193; 234(g); 743; 3-94-16(a,d)
3.212 193; 234(c); 743
3.213 193; 234(a,c); 269(a,b); 743; 3-96-6
3.214 369; 743; 3-97-2
3.215 454; 743; 3-91-7; 3-92-2; 3-93-10
3.216 3-92-1; 3-00-4; 3-02-5
3.217 3-01-8
3.250 194; 228(d); 281(Title,a); 567(a,c); 573(a); 731(a); 3-96-4(d)
3.251 194; 228(e); 281(a); 393(a); 395(a); 421(a); 470(a); 483(a); 567(a); 595(a); 3-95-7(a)
3.252 194; 228(d); 281; 406(Title); 421(a,b); 470(Title,a,b); 483(a,b,e); 567(a,b,d,e); 595(a,b); 625(f);
655(a); 3-96-4(a); 3-97-2
3.253-5 [Reserved]
3.256 194; 230; 281; 331; 470; 3-95-12; 3-98-6; 3-00-3; 3-01-8(a)
3.257 194; 281; 567; 3-97-2
3.258-9 [Reserved]
3.260 281(a,b,c,d,e,f); 309(c); 483(g); 567(e)
3.261 281(a,b,c); 331(a,b); 353(a); 359(a); 376(a); 395(a,b); 428(a); 470(a,b); 483(b); 490(a); 502(a);
511(a); 521(a); 525(a); 547(a); 562(a); 589(a); 599(a); 633(a); 3-92-8; 3-93-11(a); 3-94-12(a); 3-
95-1(a); 3-95-7(a); 3-97-6; 3-02-5(a); 3-03-5(a)
3.262 281(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m); 331(b,e,j,k,l,m,n); 340(k); 356(i); 388(i,j); 395(e,i,j,k,m,n,o,p);
406(m,n,p); 470(k); 483(b,i,k,l,m,n); 502(h); 521(f); 525(q); 547(o,p,q); 599(o,p,q); 655(b,e,g);
673(b); 685(b); 701(b); 717(b); 732(b); 740(b); 745; 3-92-8; 3-93-11(u); 3-94-9(m,o); 3-94-
12(v); 3-95-1(w); 3-95-7(x); 3-97-2; 3-97-6; 3-02-5(y); 3-03-5(z)
3.263 281(a,b,c,d); 547(a); 655(d); 3-92-8; 3-93-11(f); 3-97-6; 3-02-5(g); 3-03-5(h)
3.270 655
3.271 655; 750(a,e,f) 3-92-8(a,f)
3.272 655; 679(k); 750(Intro,g,h,l,m); 3-91-14(k); 3-92-8(d,n,o,p); 3-93-5(l); 3-94-9(h);
3-94-12(r); 3-94-14(q); 3-95-1(s); 3-95-7(t); 3-97-1(c); 3-97-6; 3-02-5(u); 3-02-6(h);
3-03-5(v)
3.273 655; 711(a,b); 3-92-8
3.274 655
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3.275 655; 3-92-8(f,g); 3-95-1(h); 3-97-6; 3-02-5(i); 3-03-5(j)
3.276 655
3.277 655; 3-92-8; 3-95-12; 3-98-6; 3-00-3; 3-01-8(b)
3.300 3-01-2
3.301 209; 504(c); 3-95-9(a,c,d)
3.302 209; 279
3.303 209
3.304 209; 374(Title,a,b); 554(a,b); 3-93-9(f); 3-99-5(f); 3-02-4(f)
3.305 209; 290(b); 374(Title,a); 554(Title,a)
3.306 209; 3-92-7(b,c)
3.307 209; 262(a); 290(a); 374(Title,a); 455(a,b,d); 554(Title,a); 643(c); 698(a,b); 3-93-8(a);
3-94-1(a); 3-94-6(a); 3-96-5(a); 3-97-5(a); 3-02-12(a,c,d); 3-03-1(a)
3.308 209; 290(b); 374; 554
3.309 209; 374(a); 455(c); 554(a,c); 617(a,b); 698(c); 714; 730(c); 750(c); 755; 3-92-2(d);
3-93-6(d); 3-93-8(e); 3-94-1(e); 3-94-5(d); 3-94-6(e); 3-94-10(c); 3-95-11(d); 3-96-5(e);
3-00-5(d); 3-01-4(e); 3-02-1(d); 3-02-12(a); 3-03-2(c), 3-03-3(e)
3.310 209; 663; 3-01-2(a)
3.311 723; 734; 3-94-1; 3-94-15(b); 3-95-3(b); 3-95-15(b); 3-98-5(b); 3-02-2(b)
3.311a 734; 3-91-9(c,d); 3-91-10(c,d); 3-94-1
3.311b 734; 3-89-1(a,b); 3-93-1(b,h); 3-94-1
3.312 209
3.313 3-90-2
3.314 209; 298(a,b); 332(a); 352; 374; 407(b); 471; 588; 626(b); 3-96-3(b)
3.315 374; 407(d,e); 471(d); 507; 588(b,c); 612(b); 631(c); 738(b); 3-96-8(c)
3.316 3-92-4; 3-94-13
3.317 3-95-2; 3-98-3; 3-01-9(a); 3-03-1(a,b,d)
3.318-20 [Reserved]
3.321 209; 215(b); 308(b,c); 312(b); 441(b); 492(b); 532(b); 550(b); 590(b); 3-96-4(b)
3.322 209
3.323 209; 518; 3-96-3(b)
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3.324 209; 518; 588
3.325 [Reserved]
3.326 407(d,h); 471(h); 475; 588(a,d); 3-90-3(a); 3-94-11(b,d); 3-95-10(d); 3-95-13; 3-01-6(a)
3.327 209; 225(b,c); 357(b,c); 475(b,c); 3-90-3(a,b,c,d); 3-95-10(b)
3.328 762
3.329 209; 3-90-3
3.330 209; 310
3.331-9 [Reserved]
3.340 209; 689(a)
3.341 209; 310; 689; 737(c); 3-93-10(c); 3-03-1(b,c,)
3.342 209; 225(b); 310(b); 407(a); 537(b); 689(a); 737(b,c); 750(b); 3-91-7(a); 3-91-13(c);
3-93-10(c)
3.343 209; 429; 537(c); 737(c); 750(c); 3-92-2(d); 3-93-10(c)
3.344 209
3.350 209; 238(i); 245(f); 282(a,b,c,d,e,f,h,i); 293(a); 295(h); 364(a,b,c,d,e,f,h,i); 407(a); 415(f); 429;
455(a,b,c,d,e,f,h,i); 496(a,b,c,d,e,f,h,i); 516(i); 518(Intro,a); 554(Intro,a,b,c,d,e,f,h,i);
583(a,b,c,d,e,f,h,i); 617(a,b,c,d,e,f,h,i); 637(a,f,h); 649(a,f,h); 669(a,f,h); 689(a); 703(a,c,d,e,f);
721(d,f); 730(e,f); 3-95-5(i); 3-02-3(a), 3-03-6(a)
3.351 209; 332(d); 407(a,b,c,d,e); 443(Title,a); 471(a,d); 484(a,c); 516(d); 564(a,c,d,e); 603(a,d);
617(Title,a,c); 649(a,c,f); 656; 3-94-11(a)
3.352 209; 213(Title,a); 560; 609; 649; 3-95-10(b); 3-96-9
3.353 209; 477(a,b,c); 560(a,b,d); 609(b); 629(b,d,e); 3-93-14(d); 3-95-16(b); 3-01-7(b); 3-02-8(b);
3-03-1(b)
3.354 209
3.355 209
3.356 209; 508
3.357 209; 346(b); 3-93-16(a)
3.358 209; 467(c); 554(c); 644(c); 3-95-6(c); 3-98-4(a)
3.359 635
3.360 642
3.361 3-98-4
3.362 3-98-4
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3.363 3-98-4
3.370 209; 643(b)
3.371 209; 245(b); 374(Title,c); 554(Title); 643(a,c)
3.372 209; 429
3.373 [Reserved]
3.374 209; 245(d); 429(a,b); 643(d)
3.375 209; 245(b,c); 429; 643(a)
3.376-7 [Reserved]
3.378 209; 643
3.379 209
3.380 209
3.381 209; 3-99-2
3.382 209; 649; 3-99-2
3.383 264; 364(Intro,b,c); 649; 750
3.385 3-90-1; 3-94-17
3.400 195; 218(e,u); 248(e,h,j,o); 260(e); 270(Intro,c,d,f,g,i,o,p,q,r,v); 304(u); 305(e); 315(b); 333(j,q);
422(j); 437(h); 456(v,w,x); 459(c); 462(o); 464(b,c); 497(j); 540(w); 542; 551(b,c); 568(u);
584(j,o); 596(c); 604(e,f); 636(x,y); 646(z); 674(v); 733(b,c); 3-91-7(d,u,v,w); 3-92-2(u,v,w); 3-
95-7(s); 3-95-14; 3-96-8(d); 3-97-2; 3-03-1(b,e)
3.401 195; 248(b); 270(b,f,h); 462(b); 540(b,c.d); 610(d,g,h); 618(a,c); 627(i); 674(a,f); 3-97-2
3.402 195; 270(c); 302(b); 408(a,c); 416(c); 542(Title,Intro,a,b); 674
3.403 195; 270(a); 420(f); 449(f); 462(c); 509(f); 542(Intro,f); 610(b); 674(Intro); 3-97-6; 3-02-5(b,c)
3.404 485; 674
3.450 196; 219(b,d,e); 249(a); 409(g); 486(e); 657(a,c,e,g,h)
3.451 196; 219; 657
3.452 196; 219(a,c,d,e); 249(c,d); 258(c); 334(c); 569(c,d); 657(a,c); 3-03-1(Title, c)
3.453 196; 219
3.454 196; 219; 249(a,b,c); 258(b); 334(b); 409(b); 472(Intro,b); 474(Intro); 569(b); 574(a);
657(Intro,a,b,c,d); 3-91-18(b,c,d); 3-03-1(c,d)
3.458 196; 219(a,b,c,g,h,i); 249(f); 261(c); 569(b,c,e,f,g); 657(b,c,e,f,g); 3-96-4(f)
3.459 196; 444(b); 569; 657
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3.460 196; 219(Intro,c); 334(c); 409; 423(c); 472(c); 474(Intro,c); 569(Intro); 594; 606; 638(Intro);
657(Intro,b,c); 3-96-4(b)
3.461 196; 334(b); 444(b); 460(a,b); 515(b); 594; 606(a,b); 638; 3-96-4(b)
3.500 197; 231(h); 256(t); 271(Intro,b,d,e,g,h,i,k,l,n,r,v,w); 360(x); 396 (x); 424(f,h); 487(g,n); 519(r);
543); 555(r); 572(b,e,g,n,p); 687(b,e,n,s); 712(g,n); 747(v); 3-91-2(n); 3-91-15(q); 3-92-1(w); 3-
93-7(x); 3-95-2(y)
3.501 197; 271(a,b,c,d,e,g,i,k,l,m); 328(b); 338(i); 487(d); 529(i); 619(b,d,i); 658(i); 712(d); 750(i); 3-
91-7(i); 3-91-12(n); 3-91-18(i); 3-01-7(i); 3-03-1(i)
3.502 197; 271(a,b,d); 338(a); 410(e); 417(e); 445(a,b); 487(a); 619(Title,Intro,c); 712(a); 3-93-10(f)
3.503 197; 271(a,b,c,d,h); 365(a); 432(h); 450(j); 510(j); 619(Intro,b,i); 3-97-6; 3-02-5(b)
3.504 487
3.551 198; 250(a,b,c,d,e,f); 259(c,f); 327(a); 335(c); 339(b); 378(e); 411(c); 425(c); 498(a,b,c,g);
530(b); 552(a,b,c,d,e,f); 578(c,d,e); 602(c,g); 659(a,b,c,d,f); 675(a,b,c); 690(c); 704(g); 3-91-
7(h); 3-91-18(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h); 3-93-10(i); 3-94-18(i); 3-99-4(i); 3-01-7(i); 3-03-1(a,b,i)
3.552 198; 250(a,b,d,i); 283(a,b,d,e,g,h,i,j,k); 296(b); 327(b); 335(e); 366(a,d,g,h,i); 378(b); 411(b,e);
430(a,g,h); 498(a,b,g,h); 530(d,f,g); 556(g,h); 585(g,h); 620(g,h); 628(j); 639(g); 650(Title,a,b,g);
659(e,j); 670(g); 686(a,b,k); 690(g); 3-03-1(a)
3.553-5 [Reserved]
3.556 198; 250; 259(a,e); 283(a); 327(a); 339(a); 530(a); 556(a); 578(b,c,d,e,f); 650(a); 659(a); 736(e)
3.557 198; 250(b,d); 498(a); 530(d); 578(a,b,d); 676(a,b); 736; 750(c,d); 3-01-7(b); 3-03-1(removed)
3.558 198; 250(b,c); 302(c); 480(c); 530(a); 578(b,c); 602(Title,c); 736; 3-93-12(c); 3-01-7(a);
3-03-1(a,b,c)
3.559 198; 578(a,b); 3-96-4(c); 3-01-7; 3-03-1(removed)
3.650 199; 321; 705(Intro,a,c)
3.651 199; 272(b); 341(a)
3.652 199; 272(b); 747(a,b)
3.653 199; 272(b,c); 387(b,c); 705(b,c)
3.654 199; 272
3.655 199; 272; 476(b); 3-90-3
3.656 199; 239(Title,a,b); 272(a,b); 347(a); 384(d); 544(d); 563(c); 597(d); 660(a,d)
3.657 199; 321(Intro,a); 544; 660
3.658 199; 544; 597
3.659 199; 239; 321(Intro,b); 433(b); 597(b)
3.660 199; 232; 272; 335; 345; 397(a); 426(a); 488(a); 561(a,c); 621(a); 660; 713(a); 3-92-8(a,b)
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