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Veterans Affairs

Students Eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs Educational Benefits

The coordinator serves as the campus administrator of all veteran benefits programs, including the Montgomery G.I. bill, the Veterans Educational Assistance Program, the Chapter 35 program for eligible dependents of disabled or deceased veterans, Chapter 1606, Air and Army National Guards, and the Vocational Rehabilitation Program for disabled veterans. Veterans or their dependents who are eligible for educational benefits must contact this office at the beginning of each semester to complete enrollment forms.

For details, please call (856)256-4233 and ask to speak with Anna Marie Pustizzi.

RESOURCES:

Veteran Student Organization

Rights of Students Called to Active Duty

http://www.gibill.va.gov/

Rowan University Counseling and Psychological Services Resources for Veterans

http://www.rowan.edu/studentaffairs/counseling/Resources/veterans.html

Online Resources for Veterans with Disabilities:

ADA: Know Your Rights – Returning Service Members with Disabilities
http://www.ada.gov/servicemembers_adainfo.html

Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
http://www.dvbic.org/

National Center for PTSD: Electronic Index of Traumatic Stress Literature
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pilots-database/pilots-db.asp

National Center for PTSD: Traumatic Brain Injury & PTSD
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/traumatic_brain_injury_and_ptsd.asp

National Resource Directory (NRD) for Wounded, Ill, and Injured Service Members
http://www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov/

Student Veterans of America
http://www.studentveterans.org/

Traumatic Brain Injury: A Guide for Patients
http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/tbi.pdf

TriCare – Computer/Electronics Accommodations Program (CAP) – Wounded Service Members Support http://cap.tricare.mil/Programs/WSM.aspx

US Department of Education – Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Letter to Veterans
http://ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/back-to-school-2008.html

US Department of Labor – Veterans’ Employment and Training Services
http://www.dol.gov/vets/

Veterans Affairs – Resources for Veteran Students and their Families
http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/college/veteranfamilies.asp

Wounded Warriors Project
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/

Are you waiting for your VA Education Benefits?

The Department of Veterans Affairs has made funds available for Veteran students who are still awaiting their education benefit claim to be processed. Eligible veterans can receive up to a $3000 advance, which will be recouped from future benefit payments. If you are a student who applied for one of VA’s education programs and have not yet received your monthly benefit payment for the Fall 2009 term, you can request a one-time advance payment at your local VA Regional Office or through VA’s website, www.va.gov.