Stop Losing $100K+: Use VR E Before Your GI Bill! Veteran 1: Used VR E first, earning both a bachelor’s degree and a fully funded graduate degree while preserving 36 months of GI Bill benefits for a future career change
Changes to the 48 month rule for VR E and Education Benficiaries Now, Veterans who use Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR E) benefits prior to using any other VA education program, such as the Montgomery GI Bill or Post-9 11 GI Bill, can still use up to 48 total months of the other educational assistance benefit programs
Can I Use VR E Benefits After the GI Bill? - LegalClarity Using GI Bill benefits does not disqualify a veteran from VR E VR E is a separate, disability-focused program, and eligibility is based on the service-connected disability and employment handicap, not on prior use of other VA education benefits
Understanding the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR E) Program VR E is separate from the GI Bill, meaning you do not have to use your GI Bill entitlement to access these services Veterans who qualify for both programs can use VR E first and save their GI Bill benefits for future educational opportunities
What You Need to Know About VR E - GGU Military Besides the name, the VA also recently made another big change to VR E While previously, you couldn’t use VR E benefits in conjunction with your GI Bill ®, you can now
Multiple Degrees Possible with New VA Rules - CollegeRecon For the best results, a Veteran should use the VR E benefit first The new rule does not allow the VR E benefit to count against the 48-month cap However, the use of GI Bill benefits does count against the VR E benefit
Rule Change Allows for Multiple Degrees for Some Veterans A recipient of these benefits could also potentially earn multiple degrees by using both of the programs In order to use both benefits fully, veterans must first use the VR E benefits before accessing Post-9 11 GI Bill benefits
Impact of Rudisill Supreme Court Decision on Veterans’ Education . . . On April 16, 2024 the Supreme Court of the United States decided that if you served at least two periods of service-one that qualifies for the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) and another that qualifies for the Post-9 11 GI Bill (PGIB)-you may be able to receive additional GI Bill benefits