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Post-9/11 GI Bill; Other short titles: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008: Long title: An Act making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes
However, even if someone has an UOTHC discharge, they may still qualify, such as through other periods of service that qualify them as "Honorable for VA Purposes", for education benefits. Veterans with Other Than Honorable discharges who are deemed "Dishonorable for VA Purposes" because of a regulatory bar may still qualify for health care, but ...
The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-48), commonly known as the "Forever GI Bill", eliminated the 15-year use-it-or-lose-it constraint associated with the Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefit.
This Veterans Day, consider the injustices created by the Pentagon's subjective decisions about servicemembers' honor and shame.
Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–377, January 4, 2011), Section 111, amended Title 38, U.S. Code, by adding section 3322(h), "Bar to Duplication of Eligibility Based on a Single Event or Period of Service," which does not allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish eligibility for a Service ...
In 1945, the VA issued a directive that all blue-discharges for homosexuality would be denied benefits. [11] On December 22, 1955, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied an appeal from Raymond W. Longernecker, who had been denied his G.I. Bill benefits by the VA because of his blue discharge. The Court ...
Punishment can include sanctions up to and including the death penalty (in times of war). Outside of wartime, the maximum punishment allowed is a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 1 year (10 years for service members receiving special pay under 37 USC 310 [2]). [3]
Generally, federal law allows for military funeral honors for all veterans who were discharged under circumstances "other than dishonorable." Funeral directors will require the veteran's DD Form 214 to establish eligibility. [2] Those who are eligible for military funerals and full honors in the United States include the following: [3]