Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 25.11.1997

Election of Education Benefits

This document proposes to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance and educational benefits regulations relating to certain elections between benefits. VA has provided by regulation that after a veteran seeks to make an election to have service in the Selected Reserve credited toward payment under the Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) program or under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty (MGIB-AD) program, the election will take effect when the individual has negotiated a check issued under the program she or he has elected. In order to adapt the current rules to the new system of electronic transfers, it is proposed to change these election provisions to make the election effective either upon negotiation of a check or electronic receipt of education benefits. VA has provided by regulation that an election to receive benefits under Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) for a program of education rather than pension, compensation, or Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) will take effect when the individual has commenced a program of education and negotiated a check issued under the program she or he has elected. In or