01-14-25 WR GI Bill WEBSITE Veterans who served two or more separate periods of military service are now eligible for up to 12 months of additional education benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Jan. 3.
VA’s updated policy means that eligible veterans may now use up to 48 months of total GI Bill benefits by leveraging the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill in any order.
Previously, eligible veterans who served at least two separate periods of service were required to choose between using a maximum of 36 months of education benefits from either the Montgomery GI Bill or the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
"This policy will not only help Veterans who apply for GI Bill benefits in the future — it will also allow VA to provide additional benefits to many Veterans who used GI Bill benefits in the past," VA Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said.
VA’s updated policy is a result of the Supreme Court’s decision in Rudisill v. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs .
The justices ruled 7-2 April 16, 2024, that James Rudisill could use benefits accrued under the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill, Bloomberg Law reported the same day.
Rudisill served in the Army three separate times between 2000 and 2011.
VA argued Rudisill was only eligible for the length of his unused Montgomery GI Bill benefits as they couldn’t be used simultaneously with Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits at the time.
The agency now estimates its policy change could impact as many as 1.04 million veterans and their beneficiaries.VA will automatically adjudicate claims for about 660,000 of these veterans without any further action required on their part.The department will contact the remaining veterans directly and encourage them to file a claim for the new benefits.Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said Jan. 3 that about one-third of eligible beneficiaries must submit a claim to take advantage of VA’s updated education benefits."If you received a VA education decision before August 15th, 2018, you must file a new claim by October 1st, 2030," he said at the Student Veterans of America’s 17th National Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado.VA […]
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