Of the 1.04 million Veterans who may potentially be eligible for an additional 12 months of benefits, VA will be able to automatically adjudicate the claims for approximately 660,000 without any further action required on their part. For all remaining Veterans, VA will be reaching out to them directly to encourage them to file a claim.

Veterans who served multiple enlistments can now get as much as 48 months of educational support from two GI bills.

Higher education benefits have been expanded, giving an extra 12 months of funding for more than a million veterans.

It’s a monumental shift that could change the future for over a million Veterans. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a critical update to