VA 911GIBill Transfer of Benefit

Overcoming Post 9/11 GI Bill Transfer Backlog

August 21st, 2009

Due to the overwhelming number of applicants for the transfer of Post 911 GI Bill benefits, the VA has fallen a little behind in getting out the certificates of eligibility – per the below NAVADMIN a number of colleges/institutions have agreed to accept a copy of the approved TEB web page and a completed VA FORM 22-1990E until the actual certificate arrives. Read the NAVADMIN in its entirety;

FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
TO NAVADMIN
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG// SUBJ/ POST 9/11 GI BILL//
REF/A/DOC/HR2642/30JUN08//
REF/B/DOC/DOD DTM 09-003/22JUN09//
AMP/REF A, NAVADMIN 203/9 PROVIDES INFORMATION ON TRANSFERABILITY OF BENEFITS UNDER THE NEW POST 9-11 GI BILL.//
RMKS/
1. THIS MESSAGE SUPPLEMENTS REF A FOR NEAR TERM TRANSFER OF BENEFITS UNDER THE NEW POST 9-11 GI BILL.
2. IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS FOR THE 2009 FALL SEMESTER, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS RECOMMENDED THAT DEPENDENTS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR VA CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY PROVIDE A COPY OF THE APPROVED TRANSFERABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS (TEB) WEB PAGE ALONG WITH THE COMPLETED VA FORM 22-1990E TO THE VA COUNSELOR OR VA CERTIFYING OFFICIAL AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING (IHL) THEY PLAN TO ATTEND TO ADVISE THEM OF THEIR APPLICATION STATUS FOR THE POST 9-11 GI BILL. SOME INSTITUTIONS HAVE INDICATED THEY WILL ACCEPT THESE DOCUMENTS IN LIEU OF THE CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY, AND WILL AGREE TO DEFER TUITION PAYMENT UNTIL THE CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBLY IS RECEIVED.
3. FOR IHL THAT DO NOT ACCEPT THE TEB WEB PAGE AND 1990E IN LIEU OF A VA CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY, MEMBERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PAY THE IHL THE REQUIRED TUITION AND FEES, AND NEGOTIATE A REFUND ONCE THE IHL IS IN RECEIPT OF STUDENT’S TUITION AND FEES PAYMENT FROM VA. THE VA WILL SEND THE APPROPRIATE TUITION AND FEE PAYMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE IHL ON BEHALF OF THE ELIGIBLE STUDENT.
4. POINT OF CONTACT IS MS ANN HUNTER, OPNAV N153, AT (703) 614-9629/DSN 224 OR EMAIL AT ANN.HUNTER(AT)NAVY.MIL.

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