Section 21.58 - Redetermination of employment handicap and serious employment handicap(a)Prior to induction into a program. A determination as to employment handicap, serious employment handicap, or eligibility for a program of employment services will not be changed except for:(1) Unmistakable error in fact or law; or(2) New and material evidence which justifies a change.(b)After induction into a program.(1) The Department of Veterans Affairs will not redetermine a finding of employment handicap, serious employment handicap, or eligibility for a program of employment services subsequent to the veteran's induction into a program because of a reduction in his or her disability rating, including a reduction to 0 percent:(2) The Department of Veterans Affairs may consider whether a finding of employment handicap should be changed to serious employment handicap when there is an increase in the degree of service-connected disability, or other significant change in the veteran's situation;(3) A redetermination of employment handicap, serious employment handicap, or eligibility for a program of employment services will be made when there is a clear and unmistakable error of fact or law. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3102 , 3106 )
(c)Following rehabilitation or discontinuance. A veteran's eligibility and entitlement to assistance must be redetermined in any case in which:(1) The veteran is determined to be rehabilitated to the point of employability under the provisions of § 21.190 ;(2) The veteran is determined to meet the requirements for rehabilitation under the provisions of § 21.196 ; or(3) The veteran's program is discontinued under the provisions of § 21.198 , except as described in § 21.198(c)(3) . Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3102 , 3111