GI Bill® Update: 48-Month Rule

Chapter 33 or Post 9/11 beneficiaries who had their benefits expire due to circumstances involving a combination of GI Bills that resulted in users exceeding 48 months of benefits (because 48 months tenure was set as a finite limit of benefits) may now be eligible to claim retroactive benefits. 

There are many questions that may stem from this announcement, but at present the VA does not have a Question & Answer portal available.  We fully assume the VA will issue more specific guidance in the future.

(GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.)