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Required Documents
Required Documents
Note: Student must be admitted to Texas State before any paper work can be processed.
Documents Required to apply for benefits from the U. S.
Forms are on-line at http://www.va.gov/vaforms/
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| Benefit Program | Chapter 30 | Chapter 31 | Chapter 32 | Chapter 33 | Chapter 34/30 | Chapter 35 | Chapter 1606 | Chapter 1607 | |
| VA Form 22-1990 – initial application | X | - | X | X | X | - | X | X | |
| VA Form 22-1995 – Transfer Students | X | - | X | X | X | - | X | X | |
| DD-214* Includes Transfer Students | X | - | X | X | X | - | X | X | |
| Form 21-686C - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | |
| Form 21-674 | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | |
| Form 28-1905 from VOC REHAB Counselor | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| DD-2384 (NOBE) | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | |
| VA Form 22-5490 – Initial Application | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | |
| VA Form 22-5495 - Transfer students | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | |
| Degree Outline OR Degree Audit Report (DAR) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| VA Certification Request | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Military Transcript – (if available) | X | - | X | X | X | - | X | X | |
Chapter Overview
| Chapter 30 - Montgomery GI Bill Individuals who entered military service on or after July 1, 1985 and who have their basic military pay reduced by $100 per month for the first 12 months and have an honorable discharge. Persons on active duty may be eligible for benefits after they have served two years. Chapter 31 - Vocational Rehabilitation Training and rehabilitation for veterans with a service-connected disability that is rated at least 30% disabled. Eligibility is established through the VA VOC REHAB Office in San Antonio, Texas Call (210) 699-2327. Chapter 32 - VEAP Post-Vietnam Era Educational Assistance Veterans who began active duty on or after January 1, 1977 and before July 1, 1985 and contributed money to VEAP while on active duty. Chapter 33 – Post 9/11 GI Bill Is a new benefit providing educational assistance to individual who have served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Chapter 34/30 - Chapter 34 (Old GI Bill) and Chapter 30 – Vietnam Era Veterans who were eligible to receive Chapter 34 benefits on December 31, 1989 and who had remaining Chapter 34 entitlement on that date. Individuals participating in this program are usually retired Vietnam Era veterans. Chapter 35 - Survivors/Dependents Education Assistance Dependent(s) of a veteran who is 100% disabled or who has died from a service related injury or illness. A dependent may be a child under the age of 26 or a surviving spouse. Chapter 1606 - Montgomery GI Bill for Selective Reserves/National Guard Persons who have enlisted, reenlisted, or extended an enlistment in the Selected Reserve on or after July 1, 1985 and serve for a period of not less than 6 years following the date of such action or for those who are active in the National Guard. REAP (Chapter 1607 of title 10, U.S. Code) A benefit providing educational assistance to members of the reserve components - Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) - who are called or ordered to active service in response to a war or national emergency, as declared by the President or Congress.
Required Forms and Documents by Benefit Chapter
Chapter 30, 32, 33, or 34/30 – New Students: VA Form 22-1990, DD-214, Military Transcripts, Texas State VA Certification Request, “Kicker” information if applicable, and Degree Audit Report (DAR) or Course Outline from Advisor. Chapter 30, 32, 33, or 34/30 – Transfer Students: VA Form 22-1995, DD-214, Military Transcripts, Transcripts of All Previous collegiate course work, Texas State VA Certification Request, and Signed DAR from advisor. Chapter 31 -Vocational Rehabilitation: Chapter 31 New Students: VA Form 28-1905 from VOC REHAB Counselor, Signed DAR from Advisor Chapter 35 - Veterans Dependents – New Students: VA Form 22-540, VA Form22-490, VA Form 22-5495, Texas State VA Certification Request, and Signed DAR from Advisor. Chapter 35 - Veterans Dependents – Transfer Students: VA Form 22-5495, Transcripts of All Previous Collegiate Course Work, Texas State VA Certification Request, and Signed DAR from Advisor Chapter 1606 - New Students: VA Form 22-1990, DD-2384, Military Transcripts, Texas State VA Certification Request, “Kicker” Information if Applicable, DD-214 if issued, and DAR or Course Outline from Advisor. Chapter 1606 - Transfer Students: VA Form 22-1995, DD-2384, Military Transcripts, Transcripts of all Previous Collegiate Course Work, Texas State VA Certification Request, DD-214 if issued, and Signed DAR from Advisor. Chapter 1607 - New Students Chapter 1607: VA Form 22-1990, DD-214, Copy of Deployment Orders, Military Transcripts, Texas State VA Certification Request, “Kicker” information if applicable, and DAR or Course Outline from Advisor. Chapter 1607 - Transfer Students: VA Form 22-1995, DD-214, Military Transcripts, Transcripts of all Previous Collegiate Course Work, Texas State VA Certification Request, and Signed DAR from Advisor. Graduate Students : VA Form 22-1990 for first time benefit user or VA Form 22-1995 for previous benefit users, Texas State VA Certification Request, copy of undergraduate transcripts, and Signed DAR from Graduate School Office. |
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
All Transcripts must be posted to your Texas State Transcript before any paperwork will be processed.
After registering for classes, each student must come to JCK 111 to complete and/or submit paperwork. All forms can be found at http://www.va.txstate.edu/
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