The Veteran Supported Education Service Treatment Manual: VetSEd

vi. Using VR&E and Post-9/11 GI Bill Together
Veterans should be aware that the maximum length of time of benefits through the Post
9/11 GI Bill is 36 months of school enrollment (not counting breaks between semesters).
In general, the usual maximum amount of benefits for education through VR&E is
typically 48 months (although this can be extended if the Veteran‘s employment goal is
approved from the beginning to take longer than 48 months to achieve in terms of the
schooling required). However, Veterans should be cautioned that these benefit programs
run concurrently. Therefore, if a Veteran is eligible for both the Post 9/11 GI Bill and the
VR&E VetSuccess program, and uses one program, months are subtracted from both
programs.
Example 1
Mr. O‘Sullivan uses 24 months of the GI Bill to get an Associate‘s degree in human
services. He then only has 24 months remaining in his V&RE benefits to get his
Bachelor‘s degree.
Example 2
Ms. Fuertes uses the VR&E Veteran Success program to get her bachelor‘s degree in
Engineering and uses 40 months of benefits to achieve that. If she later plans to get her
Master‘s degree, she will not have any months left in her GI Bill because she has
already exceeded the 36 months of benefits available in that program.
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