Veteran Resources · category

Education benefits

Which VA education benefit you are on, what a semester pays, and what the school's certifying office does with each question.

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Tools and pages

Veteran Benefits Kit · ODU

The front door to four pages: Semester Pay Planner, Which Benefit Am I On, Front-Desk Map, and the scan sheets. Every figure quoted from VA or ODU with the source beside it; each page passed an independent judge.

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Semester Pay Planner

Sessions, classes, credits → the monthly housing or subsistence figure per stretch of the term.

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Which Benefit Am I On

Find what you have; the programs side by side; who to ask.

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Front-Desk Map

For the office: fourteen situations, one check, the branch, the hand-over, the source.

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Chapter 31 training-time worksheet (case study)

The kit's ancestor: turning certified credit hours into VA training time and what it pays, cited to 38 CFR — including the review that failed it. Repository.

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The issuer's pages

Post-9/11 GI Bill ratesva.govHousing, tiers, the more-than-50% rule, exclusions. Rate year 2026-08-01 → 2027-07-31.www.va.gov/education/benefit-rates/post-9-11-gi-bill-rates/
Education benefit rates — Chapters 30, 1606, 35, STEMva.govThe other chapters' tables; the FY tables change 2026-10-01.www.va.gov/education/benefit-rates/
Chapter 31 subsistence rates, FY2026benefits.va.gov2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30.www.benefits.va.gov/vocrehab/vrerates26.asp
VR&E eligibilityva.govApply with a 10% rating; the counselor decides entitlement.www.va.gov/careers-employment/vocational-rehabilitation/eligibility/
How to apply for VR&Eva.govVA Form 28-1900 with a rating; 28-0588 for a service member without one, on VA's three routes.www.va.gov/careers-employment/vocational-rehabilitation/how-to-apply/
Verify your school enrollmentva.govPost-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, VET TEC 2.0 and Chapter 35 verify monthly.www.va.gov/education/verify-school-enrollment/
Check remaining GI Bill and other education benefitsva.govBy form: 22-1990 (GI Bill), 22-5490 (DEA), 22-1990e (transferred).www.va.gov/education/check-remaining-benefits/
GI Bill and other education payment FAQsva.govWhen the first payment lands; what to do if it is late; the Education Call Center.www.va.gov/resources/gi-bill-and-other-va-education-benefit-payments-faqs/
GI Bill Comparison Tool — ODU-Norfolkva.govThe housing figure VA uses for the campus; Yellow Ribbon.www.va.gov/education/gi-bill-comparison-tool/institution/11900146
ODU veteran student checklistodu.eduThe clearance form; 30–45 business days for initial certification.www.odu.edu/military-connection/veteran-student-checklist
ODU military FAQsodu.eduWho files the clearance form and when; the Chapter 31 exception.www.odu.edu/military-connection/faqs
ODU VA education benefits — the certifying officeodu.eduThe office's own page and contact.www.odu.edu/military-benefits/va-certifying-official
ODU academic calendarcatalog.odu.eduSession dates, add/drop, withdrawal.catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/academiccalendar/academiccalendar.pdf
VR&E School Certifying Official Handbook (KnowVA)knowva.ebenefits.va.govFor certifying officials. Renders in a browser only.www.knowva.ebenefits.va.gov/system/templates/selfservice/va_ssnew/help/customer/locale/en-US/portal/554400000001018/content/554400000260798/VRE-School-Certifying-Official-Handbook