To receive an evaluation for vocational rehabilitation services, a service member
must:
• Be within 6 months of separation from active
duty.
• Have a Memorandum Rating of 20% or greater.
• Apply for vocational rehabilitation services.
A veteran must:
• Have received, or eventually receive, an honorable
or other than dishonorable
discharge.
• Have a VA service-connected disability rating
of 10% or more.
• Apply for vocational rehabilitation services.
The law provides for a 12-year basic period of eligibility in which services
may be used.
The 12-year period begins on the date of separation from active military duty
or the date
the veteran was first notified of a service-connected disability rating, whichever
is later.
A Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor will meet with the individual to complete
a
Comprehensive Evaluation to determine the extent of the employment handicap.
After
an entitlement decision is made, the veteran and the counselor will work together
to
develop a rehabilitation plan. This is a written detailed outline of services
provided under
the program and can include Reemployment, Rapid Access to Employment,
Self-Employment, Employment Through Long Term Services, and Independent Living.
You can apply through the Internet by going to the VONAPP website at
http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp.
When you use this site to complete and send an application to VA, your application
will be
sent directly to the VA office with jurisdiction over your application.
Processing will begin
and you will receive an automated response from the VA office letting you know
that it
received your application.
You may also pick up an official blank VA Form 28-1900, Disabled Veterans Application
for Vocational Rehabilitation, at the TAMU-CC Veterans Affairs Office.
You’re charged one full day of entitlement for each day of full-time benefits paid.
If
enrollment changes, whether you add a class, drop a class or withdraw completely,
you must notify the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Veterans Affairs
Office
immediately at (361) 825-2331. This may change the amount of benefits you receive.
Also, you must notify the VA office if there are any changes in address or marital
status.
Additional
Information…
• Break Pay
is money you receive in between semesters or terms. The VA pays
break pay
unless one of the following restrictions precludes payment for the break.
o
The break is more than 8 weeks.
o
The term before or after the break is shorter than the break.
o
Training time the last day of the preceding semester is less than 1⁄2
time.
o
The student withdrew from all courses during the preceding semester.
o
The student’s entitlement will exhaust and not paying the break is to
the
student’s advantage.
o
The student requests no pay for a break before payment is authorized.
o
The student is on active duty.
Veterans Semester Hours
Classification
Any other Questions?
Contact the TAMU-CC Veterans Affairs Office at (361) 825-2331.