VR&E (Chapter 31) Career Services for California Veterans
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E, Chapter 31) provides career counseling, training, education, and job placement for California veterans with service-connected disabilities and an employment barrier.
Eligibility
Veterans with a VA service-connected disability rating of at least 10% and an employment handicap (a service-connected barrier to preparing for, finding, or keeping suitable work), with a discharge that was not dishonorable. Some active-duty service members awaiting medical separation also qualify.
How to reach them
- Call (800) 827-1000Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. ET
- Serves all of California
Next step
See every California program for this need, how they fit together, and what to try first.
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Source: VA.gov, the official U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. Details can change; confirm directly with the program.
View source page (www.va.gov/careers-employment/vocational-rehabilitation)
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