VA Sends Reminder About Emergency Payments
Jim_Higgins
http://tinyurl.com/y97o4fw
November 23, 2009
The following letter was sent to school certifying officials today. The
VA is trying to get the word out about the availability of emergency
payments. I am sure I am not alone in wondering what if anything will be
done about the vets who already took the $3000 emergency payment and are
still waiting for the actual payments to kick in.
To All VA School Certifying Officials:
VA Education Service recently requested that the attached message
be submitted to the appropriate official/office at your institution for
immediate publication in the school or student newspaper and website. We
also requested that the message be forwarded to any of the institution's
associated veteran groups and service organizations.
Please respond to us if you were successful in having this message
distributed on campus, and tell us the forum in which it was distributed
by COB November 25, 2009.
The attached message reads:
Are you waiting for your VA Education Benefits?
The Department of Veterans Affairs has made funds available for Veteran
students who are still awaiting their education benefit claim to be
processed. Eligible veterans can receive up to a $3000 advance, which
will be recouped from future benefit payments. If you are a student who
applied for one of VA�s education programs and have not yet received
your monthly benefit payment for the Fall 2009 term, you can request a
one-time advance payment at your local VA Regional Office or through
VA�s website, www.va.gov.
Do they have this letter ready to go for next semester also?