Except for a veteran or servicemember seeking tuition assistance top-up or reimbursement for taking an approved licensing or certification test, the veteran’s or servicemember’s educational assistance depends upon his or her pursuit of a program of education. Verification of this pursuit is accomplished by various certifications.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. § 3034(b))[53 FR 1757, Jan. 22, 1988, as amended at 72 FR 16982, Apr. 5, 2007]