Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33)
All of the information on this page is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs website at: http://www.gibill.va.gov/benefits/post_911_gibill/index.html
The Post-9/11 GI-Bill
To see a summary of changes to the GI Bill click here.
For a copy of the letter to students explaining the changes in the law click here.
The Post 9/11 GI Bill, effective August 1, 2009, provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service on or after September 11, 2001, or individuals honorably discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days. Unused educational benefits may be transferred to children or spouses.
The amount of support that an individual may qualify for depends on time served. The Chapter 33 Benefits Calculator can help veterans determine their benefits amount.
Funds from the Post-9/11 GI Bill, plus funds from Lynchburg College Veterans Awards in conjunction with the Yellow Ribbon Program, pay tuition and fees for eligible full-time (12 credit hours or more for undergraduates; 9 credit hours or more for graduates) LC degree candidates and provide a housing allowance and money for books and supplies.
A veteran must qualify for the maximum basic benefit to have all tuition and fees covered. Eligibility for the 100 percent benefit is earned after serving an aggregate of 36 months of active duty service or after 30 days of continuous service for those individuals who were discharged for a service-connected disability. See the Post 9/11 Eligibility Chart for details.
Benefits are available for undergraduate and graduate programs at an institution of higher learning approved for GI Bill benefits. Tutorial assistance and licensing and certification test reimbursement also are approved under the Post- 9/11 GI Bill.
Benefits With The Enhanced Post 9-11 GI Bill
- For Veterans and their transferees
- Pays all public school in-state tuition and fees;
- Private and foreign school costs are capped at $17,500 annually;
- The Yellow Ribbon Program still exists for out-of-state fees and costs above the cap.
- For Active Duty Members and their transferees
- Pays all public school in-state tuition and fees;
- Private and foreign school costs are capped at $17,500 annually
- Allows VA to pay MGIB (chapter 30) and MGIB-SR (chapter 1606) 'kickers', or college fund payments, on a monthly basis instead of a lump sum at the beginning of the term
- Prorates housing allowance by the student's rate of pursuit (rounded to the nearest tenth)
- A student training at a rate of pursuit of 75% would receive 80% of the BAH rate
- Break or interval pay is no longer payable under any VA education benefit program unless under an Executive Order of the President or due to an emergency, such as a natural disaster or strike.
- This means that when your semester ends (e.g. December 15), your housing allowance is paid for the first 15 days of December only and begins again when your next semester begins (e.g. January 10) and is paid for the remaining days of January.
- Students using other VA education programs are included in this change. Monthly benefits will be pro-rated in the same manner.
- Entitlement that previously would have been used for break pay will be available for use during a future enrollment.
- Allows reimbursement for more than one "license or certification" test (previously only one test was allowed).
- However, entitlement is now charged
- Allows reimbursement of fees paid to take national exams used for admission to an institution of higher learning (e.g., SAT, ACT, GMAT, LSAT)
- Allows those who are eligible for both Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Chapter 31) benefits and Post-9/11 GI Bill (chapter 33) benefits to choose the Post-9/11 GI Bill's monthly housing allowance instead of the chapter 31 subsistence allowance.
- NOAA and PHS personnel are now eligible to transfer their entitlement to eligible dependents
- Where can I access the official documentation about the Post-9/11 GI Bill?
The official record of this bill is on the U.S. Government Printing Office site.
All of the information on this page is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs website at: http://www.gibill.va.gov/benefits/post_911_gibill/index.html
