Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site.

  IMPORTANT- IMPACT OF HURRICANES - If your school was closed due to the recent hurricanes, VA will consider your attendance as continuous; you should verify your enrollment for September as if your school did not close. Your payment will not be affected.

IMPORTANT BENEFIT CHANGE!  Surviving Spouses who remarried and lost eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance program, or DEA (chapter 35 of title 38, U. S. Code) may now be eligible.  See our DEA Benefits page for more information.  

Visit our "Ask a Question and Find Answers" section to see new questions and answers on the military "Call Up" or activation. Use the "Search" feature to see all questions and answers or click on the following links to view benefit specific questions.

• Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (Ch 30)
• Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve (Ch 1606)
• Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) (Chapter 32)
• Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (DEA) (Ch 35)

Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom Web Site. This is the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) web site for returning Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve service members.  Click the following link to visit that site:
http://www.vba.va.gov/EFIF/

Education Fact Sheet for Guard and Reserve Members - A short fact sheet for Guard and Reserve members called to active duty. Also available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

 LEGAL ADVICE FOR RESERVISTS -- The American Bar Association offers information to those mobilized to active duty in the Reserves and National Guard on the Web at http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/helpreservists/home.html. The Web site informs legal professionals and lay persons, alike, about steps to take to prepare and protect Reserve and Guard members’ families, property and jobs during their active duty.

IMPORTANT  --  All students who are receiving either the Montgomery GI BILL Active duty or Selected Reserve MUST now verify their enrollments monthly to receive payments.  This verification can be done either by using the Web Automated Verification of Enrollment (WAVE) application on this web site or by using an automated telephone system (IVR) at 1-877-823-2378 and follow the prompts.

Accelerated Payment Information for High Technology Programs.  Your program may qualify if the program is High Tech and high cost.

Education Benefits (Not Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment. See below.)	1-888-GIBILL-1  (1-888-442-4551)
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment	If you have a service connected disability, you may be eligible for this benefit.  1-800-827-1000
Home Loans	Information for the home buying veteran. 1-800-827-1000
Compensation and Pension	Information on Service Connected Disability Compensation, Survivors' Benefits, Non-Service Connected Disability Compensation. 1-800-827-1000
Life Insurance	Information on VA Life Insurance. 1-800-669-8477
Burial Benefits	Information on the VA's National Cemetery System. (National Cemetery Administration) 1-800-827-1000
Hospital and Medical Benefits	Information on VA Medical Benefits. 1-877-222-8387
VA's Debt Management Center	Information on resolving debts resulting from participation in the following VA programs: Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve, Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance, Compensation and Pension and Loan Guaranty (home loans).  1-800-827-0648
Veterans Benefits Administration Home Page	The home of the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration.