HOW TO FILE YOUR CLAIM
If you have already completed this application and submitted it using the Internet, do the following:
If you have selected a school or training establishment,
• Send VA your signature to finalize your Internet submission,
• Notify the veteran's certifying official at your school or training establishment that you have applied for VA education benefits, and
• Ask the veteran's certifying official to certify your school attendance.
If you have not selected a school or training establishment,
• Send VA your signature to finalize your Internet submission, and
• Wait for VA to process your application and notify you of the decision concerning your eligibility for education assistance.
If you have not already submitted this application using the Internet, do the following:
• Mail your completed application to the Regional Processing Office in the region of your home address using the chart below.
• Later, after you have selected a school or training establishment, notify the veteran's certifying official that you have applied for VA
education benefits, and
• Ask the veteran's certifying official to certify your school attendance.
MORE HELP - If you need more help completing this application or you want information about our work-study program, call VA toll-
free at 1-888-GI-BILL-1 (1-888-442-4551). If you are hearing impaired, call us toll-free at 1-800-829-4833. You can also get education
assistance after normal business hours at our education Internet site www.gibill.va.gov.
Eastern Region:
VA Regional Office
P. O. Box 4616
Buffalo, NY 14240-4616
Central Region:
VA Regional Office
P. O. Box 66830
St. Louis, MO 63166-6830
Western Region:
VA Regional Office
P. O. Box 8888
Muskogee, OK 74402-8888
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE: VA will not disclose information collected on this form to any source other than what has been authorized under the Privacy Act of 1974 or
Title 38, Code of Federal Regulations 1.526 for routine uses as identified in VA's system of records, 58VA21/22, Compensation, Pension, Education and Rehabilitation
Records - VA, and published in the Federal Register. An example of routine use allows VA to send educational forms or letters with a veteran's identifying information to
the veteran's school or training establishment to (1) assist the veteran in the completion of claims forms or (2) for VA to obtain further information as may be necessary from
the school for VA to properly process the veteran's education claim or to monitor his or her progress during training. Your obligation to respond is required to obtain or
retain education benefits. The requested information is considered relevant and necessary to determine the maximum benefits under the law. Payment of education benefits
cannot be made unless the information is furnished as required by existing law (38 U.S.C. 3513). The responses you submit are considered confidential (38 U.S.C. 5701).
Information is submitted is subject to verification through computer matching programs with other agencies.
RESPONDENT BURDEN: We need this information to determine your eligibility for education benefits (38 U.S.C. 3513). Title 38, United States Code, allows us to ask
for this information. We estimate that you will need an average of 20 minutes to review the instructions, find the information, and complete this form. VA cannot conduct or
sponsor a collection of information unless a valid OMB control number is displayed. You are not required to respond to a collection of information if this number is not
displayed. Valid OMB control numbers can be located on the OMB Internet Page at www.whitehouse.gov/omb/library/OMBINV.VA.EPA.html#VA. If desired, you can
call 1-888-GI-BILL-1 (1-888-442-4551) to get information on where to send comments or suggestions about this information collection.
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SERVES THE FOLLOWING STATES
SERVES THE FOLLOWING STATES SERVES THE FOLLOWING STATES
ME
Foreign Schools
NJ
IN
DE DC
SERVES THE FOLLOWING STATES
HI
MA NH
NY
OH PA
VT
VA WV
CT
MN
IA
ILCO
ND
KY
MI
WY
MO
MT
NE
KS
SD
TN
MD
NV
TX
AK
WA
ID
OK
AR
US Virgin
Islands
LA
OR
AZ
NC
NM
CA
SC
Philippines
AL FL
PR
GA MS
Include the following:
1.The name of the test you took.
2.The name and address of the organization offering the test.
3.The date you took the test.
4.The cost of taking the test.
5. The following signed statement: "I request reimbursement
for the cost of a national test."
ITEM 17A. If you have decided on your educational, professional or
vocational goal, list your final objective (for example, Masters
Degree, Certified Public Accountant, Computer Technician).
ITEM 17C. If you have selected your new school or training
establishment, state the complete name and mailing address of this
facility.
ITEM 18. Use this space to provide information which does not fit
elsewhere on this form or which you think will help VA process your
claim. Refer to other item numbers on this form to help us match
your answers to the correct question. Attach additional sheets of
paper if necessary.
Continuation of ITEM16.
Check the "National admission exams or national exams for
credit" block if you want VA to reimburse you for the fee you
paid for taking one or more national tests.
National tests for admission to institutions of higher learning
include the following: the ACT, the Dental Admissions Test, the
Graduate Record Exam, the Graduate Management Admissions
Test, the Law School Admission Test, the Medical College
Admissions Test, the Miller Analogies Test, the Optometry
Admissions Test, the Pharmacy College Admissions Test, the
Scholastic Aptitude Test, and the Test of English as a Foreign
Language.
National tests providing an opportunity for course credit at
institutions of higher learning include the following: the
Advanced Placement exam, the College-Level Examination
Program, and the DANTES Subject Standardized Tests.
Southern Region:
VA Regional Office
P. O. Box 100022
Decatur, GA 30031-7022
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