Vocational Rehabilitation

[Manchu26]

I use Chapter 31 before I was granted 100% TDIU and graduated with a BS degree. I am at home bored and wondering can I apply for Chapter 31 again?...Please respond

[ShrekTheTank]

I think there might be something for VOC rehab or something, but I am not sure

[GeekySquid]

Hi,

according to Benjamin Krause https://www.disabledveterans.org/about/

yes you can. you will have to dig through his site to find it. He states he got VocRehab Twice, the second time to get his JD.

TDIU does not automatically preclude you from Chap 31. Be aware however that if an eval was done that says you won't be helped by retraining then you are out of luck unless you really dig in to fight it.

Additionally with Chap 31 the standard they tell you is that they will only pay for education  that lets you meet the MINIMUM requirement to enter the field you wish be trained in.

For example if you want to be a Lawyer, for the most part (except in Louisiana) the minimum is to have a JD. Louisiana is the last state that allows lawyers to be trained by OJT instead of only by getting a JD.

The catch is you have to find a lawyer to mentor you until you pass the bar.

Then they may play the game that you already have a degree in something so go back to that field. you can overcome that with Ben Krause's advice.

Another game will be for them to want to limit you to getting an undergrad and tell you you have to "wait" to see if you can succeed in school before you can get a Graduate Degree. Make them put that in writing as it is NOT a VA requirement in their Chap 31 Manual.

you can legally collect TDIU and Chap 31 benefits and compensation at the same time while you are in school. 

TDIU cannot be denied or reversed just by going to school. there is a whole process and a year of employment after school to prove you have overcome the barriers to employment.

It is likely to be a fight, but then you are bored so why not ?