The GI Bill Extension That Requires 6 Months Left, Not 6 Months Used
Six months of GI Bill left and a STEM degree still unfinished is exactly the gap the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship was built to close, if your program qualifies.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs Loan Program Where It Is the Lender, Not the Bank
A federally recognized tribe, a Certificate of Eligibility, and land on the trust rolls are the three things that decide whether the VA Native American Direct Loan is even on the table.
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PACT Act Presumptive Conditions: What Changed for Burn Pit and Agent Orange Claims
A veteran with a rare respiratory illness spent two years fighting to prove his burn pit exposure caused it. The PACT Act removed that burden entirely.
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The VA Clothing Allowance: The Annual Payment Most Eligible Veterans Never Claim
A veteran replacing three pairs of pants a year to a leg brace had no idea the VA reimburses that damage every single year.
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The Five-Month Social Security Disability Wait: What It Means for a Veteran Already Rated by the VA
A veteran rated 100% P&T by the VA assumed Social Security Disability Insurance would start the same month. Federal law required a 5-month wait first.
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Post-9/11 GI Bill Housing Allowance: How It’s Calculated and What Turns It Off
A veteran taking classes fully online assumed his GI Bill housing payment would match his campus friend’s. It was less than half.
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Selling With a VA Loan: How Assumption Works and What Happens to Your Entitlement
A veteran selling his home found out his 5.25% VA loan rate was worth more to the buyer than a new mortgage. Assumption let the buyer keep it.
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How the VA Rates PTSD: The 6 Disability Percentages and What Each One Requires
A veteran rated 30% for PTSD wonders why a buddy with similar symptoms was rated 70%. The difference is one federal formula, not luck.
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VA Specially Adapted Housing and Special Home Adaptation Grants: 2026 Eligibility, Amounts, and How to Apply
A veteran who lost both legs above the knee does not get a blank check from the VA, he gets a fixed number, and that number determines what his home can and cannot become.
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VA Disability Compensation and SSI: How It Reduces Your Federal Benefit Rate
A veteran rated for VA disability compensation applies for SSI expecting the full federal benefit rate, then learns SSI counts that VA check as income and cuts the payment accordingly.
