Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents - CT.gov

Chapter 4 Education and Training 35Active duty serviceMaximum BenefitAt least 36 months 100%At least 30 continuous days100%and discharged due to serviceconnecteddisabilityAt least 30 months < 36 months 90%At least 24 months < 30 months 80%At least 18 months < 24 months 70%At least 12 months < 18 months 60%At least 6 months < 12 months 50%At least 90 days < 6 months 40%Transfer of Entitlement (TOE): DOD may offer members of theArmed Forces on or after Aug.1, 2009, the opportunity to transferbenefits to a spouse or dependent children. DOD and the militaryservices must approve all requests for this benefit. Members of theArmed Forces approved for the TOE may only transfer any unusedportion of their Post – 9/11 GI Bill benefits while a member of theArmed Forces, subject to their period of eligibility.Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program: wasenacted to potentially assist eligible individuals with payment of theirtuition and fees in instances where costs exceed the most expensivein-state undergraduate tuition at a public institution of higher education.To be eligible, the student must be: a veteran receiving benefitsat the 100% benefit rate payable, a transfer-of-entitlement eligibledependent child, or a transfer-of-entitlement eligible spouse of aveteran. The school of attendance must have accepted VA’s invitationto participate in the program, state how much student tuition willbe waived (up to 50%) and how many participants will be acceptedinto the program during the current academic year. VA will match theschool’s percentage (up to 50%) to reduce or eliminate out-of-pocketcosts for eligible participants.Work-Study Program: Veterans and eligible transfer-of-entitlementrecipients who train at the three-quarter rate of pursuit or highermay be eligible for a work-study program in which they work for VAand receive hourly wages. Students under the work-study program