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20 CFR 725.719

§ 725.719 What is the objective of vocational rehabilitation?

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20 CFR 725.719, § 725.719 What is the objective of vocational rehabilitation?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/82287
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The objective of vocational rehabilitation is the return of a miner who is totally disabled by pneumoconiosis to gainful employment commensurate with such miner's physical impairment. This objective may be achieved through a program of re-evaluation and redirection of the miner's abilities, or retraining in another occupation, and selective job placement assistance.

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