Spouse Question

[Ssgtdotcom]

dear readers, if someone could help clear a question I would appreciate the help. after I was awarded 80%sc I was sent ot Voc Rehab. they paid my books and tution and also gave me monthly living allowance. a few yrs ago I was re-evaled and now receive 100% so my dependants no qualify. if my wife enrolls do they pay books and tuition and also a living allowance? on their website that keep refering to a monthly payment of $925. so does that mean she gets $925 a month and uses that to pay books and tuition and that is it? or is the $925 the monthly living expense and they pay the tuition and books on top of that?

thanks for any response

ssgtdotcom

[Ricky]

dear readers, if someone could help clear a question I would appreciate the help. after I was awarded 80%sc I was sent ot Voc Rehab. they paid my books and tution and also gave me monthly living allowance. a few yrs ago I was re-evaled and now receive 100% so my dependants no qualify. if my wife enrolls do they pay books and tuition and also a living allowance? on their website that keep refering to a monthly payment of $925. so does that mean she gets $925 a month and uses that to pay books and tuition and that is it? or is the $925 the monthly living expense and they pay the tuition and books on top of that?

thanks for any response

ssgtdotcom

If you are P&T and she qualifies for CH35 benefits the total payment will be 925.00 nothing else. It is up to her as to what she does, pays for. Check you state vet site as some states offer a two to four benefit for the spouse and children of 100 percent disabled veterans. These benefits normally equate to payment of full tution and books at a state funded/approved college. This state benefit will be in addition to the VA payment of 925.00. So if the state offers such a benefit she/they could get full tution and books paid for by the state and still receive 925.00 monthly from the VA. Not a bad deal!

[pacmanx1]

Check with the student financial aid office of the college, they should be able to inform you of all the benefits they can get to pay for their degree including PELL grants. Some PELL grants pay the full tuition and the full chapter 35 ($925) payment goes to the dependent.

Edited December 17, 2009 by pacmanx1