38 CFR 17.525

§ 17.525 Purpose.

United States · 38 CFR — Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief · Status: effective

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Citation: 38 CFR 17.525, § 17.525 Purpose, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/164458
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Full text

The purpose of §§ 17.525 through 17.531 is to establish the Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program (SELRP). The SELRP is an incentive program for certain individuals to meet VA's need for physicians in medical specialties for which VA determines that recruitment and retention of qualified personnel is difficult. Assistance under the SELRP may be in addition to other assistance available to individuals under the Educational Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 7601.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.