{"id":809,"date":"2022-08-17T14:51:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T14:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/veterans\/?page_id=809"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:14:20","slug":"chapter-35","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/veteran-services\/federal-state-benefits\/federal-benefits\/chapter-35\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 35 &#8211; Dependents&#8217; Educational Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefit Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Recipients receive a monthly stipend from the VA. Dependents&#8217; Educational Assistance provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of certain veterans. A recipient&#8217;s benefit amount is affected by their training time. VA Benefits will not be processed for courses which are not required for a student&#8217;s degree plan and may or may not be processed for repeated courses depending on the circumstances of the repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All payments are sent directly from the VA to the student (not to the school) via direct deposit. Benefits are paid in arrears (after the training period). For example, a student receives payment for August at the beginning of September. Payment amounts do not include enrollment break periods (ex. Winter &amp; Summer break).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group instructions is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Please contact our office for information regarding how to have non-resident tuition waived<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To be eligible you must be a spouse, son or daughter (including stepchild or adopted child) of a:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Veteran who is permanently and totally disabled as the result of, or dies of, a service-connected disability. The disability must arise out of or be aggravated by active duty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Veteran with a permanent and total service-connected disability who dies from any cause.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Service member who is missing in action or is captured in line of duty and is currently being held by a hostile force.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Service member who is currently being forcibly detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or power.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A recipient may generally receive benefits under this program from age 18 to 26 (eight years). If you are eligible as a child of a veteran, your marital status does not affect your eligibility for DEA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions about this program or how to receive your benefits contact&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.va.gov\/gibill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the VA<\/a>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:+18884424551\">888-442-4551<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group information is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>GI Bill\u00ae is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-columns advgb-columns-wrapper\" id=\"advgb-cols-54c700c3-61cc-4ede-b3f3-91aca3c644d7\"><div class=\"advgb-columns-container\"><div class=\"advgb-columns advgb-columns-row advgb-is-mobile advgb-columns-2 layout-12-12 mbl-layout-stacked gutter-20 vgutter-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-column advgb-column advgb-is-half-tablet advgb-is-full-mobile\" id=\"advgb-col-b8adfd0f-4773-46b9-abbf-47df27bbf2d1\"><div class=\"advgb-column-inner\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:1px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-1974f801-7efd-4f4c-8937-661c21659b14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benefits.va.gov\/GIBILL\/resources\/benefits_resources\/rate_tables.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>VA Payment Rate Table<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-column advgb-column advgb-is-half-tablet advgb-is-full-mobile\" id=\"advgb-col-68c7da97-58b5-479f-a7ea-91fa571e6c5d\"><div class=\"advgb-column-inner\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:1px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-e1ffe6bd-9434-4867-a013-17a8608cd1a4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/education\/survivor-dependent-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>More on Chapter 35<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-54ca0ba6-7ec1-49a6-be0e-d50519b6ef07\" href=\"https:\/\/tarleton.kualihub.com\/app\/6983a4d3c5abfd028d91e056\/run\" 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