How do I apply for VA Benefits

How do I apply for VA benefits?
You must apply for all chapters of VA education benefits at https://www.vets.gov/education/apply. It can take the VA 30 days to process your education benefit application. After you receive your Certificate of Eligibility you will need to provide DSC with a copy, then request that your enrollment at DSC be certified to the VA by submitting a Veteran’s Deferment Form. VA benefits cannot be processed without this request. The Veteran Deferment is done through your Student portal under the home tab at the bottom of the page under “additional links”.

What is VA Vocational Rehabilitation?  
VA Vocational Rehabilitation serves students with service-connected disabilities who need to change job fields in order to accommodate their disability. Department of Veterans Affairs pays for tuition, books, supplies, and other items necessary for attendance at DSC to achieve this. The Vocational Rehabilitation Program is designed to assist veterans toward a goal in finding suitable employment. More information is available here: VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment.

How does Deferment of Tuition work?
Per Florida Statute 1009.27: “Any veteran or other eligible student who receives benefits under chapter 30, chapter 31, chapter 32, chapter 33, chapter 34, or chapter 35 of Title 38, U.S.C., or chapter 106 of Title 10, U.S.C., is entitled to one deferment each academic year and an additional deferment each time there is a delay in the receipt of benefits.” Veteran deferments are processed by Daytona State College, Office of Veteran Affairs. Click here for more info. It is important to note that a deferment is not a method of payment but allows us to extend the tuition due date giving the VA or student an extended amount of time to send payment. The student is responsible for payment in the event that the VA does not pay.

How do I change my enrollment status and attendance?
All changes in student’s enrollment/classes need to be sent to the DSC Veterans Affairs Office immediately. Students can notify the VA office of withdrawal by submitting a new deferment form on the student portal.

Such changes can result in incorrect payments from the VA and result in the student owing money back to the VA. Withdrawals and grades of "W" are retroactive to the beginning of the term, and the VA does not pay for courses in which the student receives a grade of "W."

Apply:
1. Apply for VA Education Benefits: eBenefits- https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/homepage or VONNAPP - http://www.vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/default.asp
2. Copy of DD214 and Copy of your Certificate of Eligibility **
3. Apply for admission to Daytona State College: See admissions for Registration and class schedule.
4. Request Official Transcripts: Military, High school, GED and all colleges previously attended.

**If any changes are made to the student's schedule a new Certification must be completed in order to receive VA funding for that course.

DSC Forms:
VETERANS WORKSHEET **
VETERANS DEFERMENT **
VETERAN STUDENT HANDBOOK (On-Line)
STUDENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SHEET **
(**) These forms are needed to process all claims through the Veterans Services Office 

Additional VA Forms & Resources

Forms & Transcripts

22-1990e Application for Transferability of Entitlement
https://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-22-1990e-ARE.pdf

22-1990 Application for VA Education Benefits application for Education Benefits
https://www.va.gov/education/apply-for-education-benefits/application/1990/introduction 

22-1995 Request for Change of Program or Place of Training
https://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-22-1995-ARE.pdf 

22-5490 Application for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
https://www.va.gov/vaforms/form_detail.asp?FormNo=22-5490 

22-5495 Request for Dependents Change of Program or Place of Training
https://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-22-5495-ARE.pdf 

21-4138 Statement in Support of Claim (VA Appeal form)
https://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-21-4138-ARE.pdf

VA Direct Deposit form
https://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-24-0296-ARE.pdf

Resources

GI Bill Comparison Tool https://www.va.gov/gi-bill-comparison-tool/

VA.gov https://www.va.gov/

GI Bill https://benefits.va.gov/gibill/

FAFSA https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa

GI Bill Education Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gibillEducation/

@VAVetBenefits https://twitter.com/VAVetBenefits?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

TRAINING RATES (STANDARD SEMESTER 15-19 WEEKS)

ACCELERATED & SUMMER SESSIONS

** Chapter 33 recipients must be enrolled more than half-time and cannot be in ALL on-line classes in a semester to be eligible for BAH payments.**