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Does anyone know or they themselves ever received assistance through Voc Rehab for self employment? I need specific information... I would greatly appreciate anyone's help and I am going to share what I find after reviewing Board of Veterans Appeals Decisions in regards to the matter. Maybe no one ever has?
§21.257 Self-employment.
(a) Approval of self-employment as a vocational goal. A program of vocational rehabilitation benefits and services may include self-employment for an individual if VA determines that such an objective is a suitable vocational goal. VA will make this determination based on—
(1) The results of the individual's initial evaluation conducted in accordance with the provisions of §21.50; and
(2) The provisions of this section.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3104(a))
(b) Definition. For purposes of this subpart, individuals with the most severe service-connected disability(ies) who require self-employment means individuals who have been determined by VA to have limitations affecting employability arising from the effects of each individual's service-connected disability(ies), which are so severe as to necessitate selection of self-employment as the only reasonably feasible vocational goal for the individuals.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3104)
(c) Scope of self-employment benefits and services. (1) VA may provide the self-employment services listed in paragraph (d) of this section to program participants who are pursuing the vocational goal of self-employment.
(2) VA may provide the more extensive services listed in paragraph (e) of this section to individuals with the most severe service-connected disability(ies) who require self-employment.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3104(a))
(d) Assistance for other individuals in self-employment. Subject to the provisions of §21.258, VA may provide the following assistance to any individual for whom self-employment is determined to be a suitable vocational goal—
(1) Vocational training;
(2) Incidental training in the management of a business;
(3) License or other fees required for self-employment;
(4) Necessary tools and supplies for the occupation; and
(5) Services described in §21.252.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3104(a))
(e) Special self-employment services for individuals with the most severe service-connected disability(ies) who require self-employment. Individuals described in paragraph (b) of this section who are in a self-employment program may receive—
(1) The services described in paragraph (d) of this section; and
(2) The assistance described in §21.214.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3104, 3116, 3117)
(f) Feasibility analysis of a proposed self-employment business plan. VA will conduct a comprehensive review and analysis of the feasibility of a proposed business plan, as submitted by the individual or developed with VA's assistance, prior to authorizing a rehabilitation plan leading to self-employment (a “self-employment plan”). The feasibility analysis must include—
(1) An analysis of the economic viability of the proposed business;
(2) A cost analysis specifying the amount and types of assistance that VA will provide;
(3) A market analysis for the individual's proposed services or products;
(4) Availability of financing from non-VA sources, including the individual's personal resources, local banks, and other sources;
(5) Evidence of coordination with the Small Business Administration to secure special consideration under section 8 of the Small Business Act, as amended;
(6) The location of the site for the proposed business and the cost of the site, if any; and
(7) A training plan to operate a successful business.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3104)
[75 FR 3170, Jan. 20, 2010]
§21.258 Cost limitations on approval of self-employment plans.
A self-employment plan with an estimated or actual cost of less than $25,000 may be approved by the VR&E Officer with jurisdiction. Any self-employment plan with an estimated or actual cost of $25,000 or more must be approved by the Director, VR&E Service.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3104)
[75 FR 3170, Jan. 20, 2010]
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