Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E, Chapter 31)
Veterans rated 10% or higher whose service-connected condition creates an employment handicap may be eligible for training, education, and job support, verify with VA VR&E.
Two doors, two standards
Under 38 U.S.C. §3102, there are two paths in. A veteran rated 20% or higher needs a VA finding of an employment handicap. A veteran rated exactly 10% needs the stricter finding of a serious employment handicap. The percentage alone opens neither door; the handicap determination does.
That determination is made by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor after you apply, which is why the Benefits Explorer marks this program verify conditions rather than a clean rating match.
What it covers, and the window
An approved program can cover tuition, fees, books, supplies, and a monthly subsistence allowance while you train. The old 12-year eligibility window no longer applies to veterans discharged on or after January 1, 2013.
VA VR&E at your regional office decides. Apply on VA.gov and verify your path with the counselor; this page describes the doors, not anyone's outcome.
See it next to everything else your rating may open
The Benefits Explorer lists this program beside the rest of the federal set, and your state’s verified programs, keyed to your combined rating. Educational only. Every program is decided by the agency named on it.