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Benefits 101
A Presentation for the PASFFA
08 April 2014
Don Accamando
Duquesne University School of Leadership
Military Program Director
412-396-5366
[email protected]
Overview
The Veterans Administration (VA)
Benefit types
Who’s on the team?
◦ Recommendations from the players
Observations from a distance
Questions
The VA
Contact the VA office near you
◦ Haven’t seen them yet? Problems will come.
◦ Partner with them for presentations.
◦ Any forum for veterans on campus is good
It is a Bureaucracy!
◦ Some vets are leery of the system
The VA
That being said, they need the VA
◦ Must have a Certificate of Eligibility, “COE”
◦ Apply online VONAPP
◦ http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/default.asp
Six weeks is the normal line…
Certifying Official tips
A good CO will explain what’s needed to
get started and briefly explain the benefit
options
Contact the CO once registered
◦ Reconnect each semester
Don’t bill until after drop/add
Weigh the options
◦ May want to use other funding for summer
Contact the CO
Drop / Add / Withdraw
Cancellation
Stop Attending
Graduating
Mitigating Circumstances
Change of Major
Change of Benefit
Benefit Types
Ch. 30 (MGIB) Old GI Bill:
◦ Enlisted after 07of ’85, pay $1,200 up front
◦ Monthly Payment approx. $1,600
Ch. 31 Vocational Rehabilitation (Voc Rehab)
◦ Service-connected disability requires rehab
◦ Disability of 10% or greater. (hearing loss)
◦ Covers tuition plus, a monthly COLA : $585.11
Benefit Types
Chapter 33 (Post 9/11)
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Active Duty or Reserve Component
AD > than 90 days following 9/11/2001
Based on months of service,
Entitlement ranges from 40% to 100%
Tuition and Fees, Book & Supply Stipend and
Housing Allowance, $1,600
Benefit Types
Chapter 33 (Post 9/11) cont.
Transfer of Eligibility (ToE)
◦ Dependent(s) and/or spouse of AD vets
◦ Must transfer while still active!
◦ Approved through the branch and DOD.
Benefit Types
Ch. 35 (DEA) Survivors and Dependents
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As the name implies
Spouse and/or Children (ages 18-26)
100% service connected disability
Their death was service connected
Monthly Stipend: Approximately $1,000
Time for a break
Keep in mind that Ch. 33 may be
transferred, (ToE)
Think about the circumstances of the
Survivor Benefit option.
Both cases, may not be talking with a vet,
and think about the circumstances tied to
the survivor.
Something to ponder.
Benefit Types
Ch. 1606
◦ 6-years Reserve Component after July1985
◦ Complete initial training and in good standing
◦ Monthly Stipend: $362.00 (Kicker Available)
Ch. 1607 Reserve Ed. Assist. Pro. REAP
◦ Reserve Component > 90 days post 9/11
◦ Response to a war or national emergency
Monthly Stipend: 2+ years $1,300,
1 year but < 2: $988.80, 90 days <year: $659.20
Benefit Types
National Guard EAP
◦ 6 year enlistment or reenlistment
◦ Successfully complete Basic Training
◦ Complete EAP form 1 and PHEAA
Promissory Note
◦ Fall & Spring Term app deadline June 30th
◦ Pays 100% Tuition (Does Not Pay Fees!)
Benefit Types
Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA)
Member of Guard or Reserves
Must be in the unit while using FTA
May use with MGIB (TA top-up)
Pays 100% Tuition and Fees (cap 250$ per
semester hour)
$4,500 Fiscal Year Max
Apply @ www.GoArmyEd.com
TA tips
Navy, USMC, USCG and USAF must
submit TA forms to the and we bill
AD Army, Army Guard and Reserve
students use the Go Army Ed portal.
Navy, USMC, and USCG invoices are
submitted through the WAWF portal
Best to wait until after Add/Drop before
invoicing, ensure, proper billing
TA tips
USAF Air Force portal as the Tuition
Assistance forms are received.
Active Army, Army Guard and Reserve
students, submitted through Go Army Ed
portal quarterly; to ensure payment, we
bill late in the quarter.
Observations
Plenty of benefits
Most new students are confused
Connect with the VA for help
Ensure your team is informed
QUESTIONS ?