{"id":7222,"date":"2026-03-26T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=7222"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:00:00","slug":"va-helps-veterans-maximize-their-g-i-bill-education-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=7222","title":{"rendered":"VA helps Veterans maximize their G.I. Bill education benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tni-source-date\"><strong>Originally published:<\/strong> 2026-03-26T15:00:00+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The Department of Veterans Affairs is making it easier for eligible Veterans to maximize use of their G.I. Bill education benefits in the wake of two recent court rulings.<\/p>\n<p>The rulings (<em>Rudisill v. McDonough<\/em> and <em>Perkins v. Collins<\/em>) potentially enable millions of Veterans to receive additional education benefits under both the Montgomery G.I. Bill and the Post-9\/11 G.I. Bill. Veterans may be eligible under either court decision for an additional 12 months of benefits, up to a total of 48 months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>VA is taking three steps to help Veterans in the wake of these rulings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, VA is no longer requiring Veterans to formally request a VA assessment of their eligibility under <em>Rudisill<\/em>. VA will automatically assess their eligibility under this decision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Second, VA is reviewing eligibility under both <em>Rudisill<\/em> and <em>Perkins<\/em> for any Veteran who has less than three months of benefits left and who is either enrolled in school or was enrolled in the last six months. Focusing on these high-priority cases will ensure that no current or recent students will be left without benefits if they qualify for additional benefits under either decision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Third, VA is updating its automated adjudication systems to apply the <em>Perkins<\/em> decision. Once this is complete, VA will review all Veterans\u2019 files for additional entitlement under <em>Perkins<\/em>. To reduce delays, VA has been automatically approving the initial 36 months of benefits for eligible Veterans and will notify them of any additional entitlement under <em>Perkins<\/em> or if additional action is needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThese court decisions will influence the educational choices of millions of people, and VA is working to ensure Veterans know what they qualify for and how to claim their benefits,\u201d said <strong>VA Secretary Doug Collins.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Background info:<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the Supreme Court ruled in <em>Rudisill v. McDonough<\/em> that Veterans with multiple qualifying periods of military service could obtain a combined 48 months of both MGIB and PGIB benefits. In January 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/USVAVBA\/bulletins\/3ca5c9b\" rel=\"noopener\">VA announced<\/a>\u00a0that more than 1 million Veterans potentially qualified for additional benefits under <em>Rudisill<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims issued a precedential opinion in <em>Perkins v. Collins<\/em>. The <em>Perkins<\/em> ruling said Veterans with a single qualifying period of military service could obtain benefits under both PGIB and MGIB if the time-in-service requirements under both programs are met. VA estimates that the <em>Perkins<\/em> decision may enable an additional 1 million Veterans to receive up to an additional 12 months of benefits.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"tni-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/press-room\/va-helps-veterans-maximize-their-g-i-bill-education-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. 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