Data / Federal rules / 2025-14486
The 81-Month Rule for Dependents' Education Assistance
The Veterans Affairs Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 31, 2025. It took effect on July 31, 2025.
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What the agency says
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this final rule to update its regulation governing a beneficiary's receipt of education assistance from two or more programs. This action is necessary to implement a statutory amendment enacted in August 2012, which authorized an 81-month aggregate period for use of Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) benefits in combination with other programs listed in the statute. This rulemaking amends the regulation to align it with the current statutory text.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-14486
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Veterans Affairs Department
- Published
- July 31, 2025
- Takes effect
- July 31, 2025
- Dates
- This rule is effective July 31, 2025.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2900-AS30
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 38 CFR 21
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Armed forces; Civil rights; Claims; Colleges and universities; Education; Employment; Grant programs-education; Grant programs-veterans; Health care; Loan programs-education; Loan programs-veterans; Manpower training programs; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Schools; Travel and transportation expenses; Veterans; Vocational education
- Pages
- 2
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