Rulings Over Veterans' Education Benefits Allow for 'Double-Dipping'

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Over 1M veterans may qualify for extended VA education benefits after a federal appeal withdrawal clears the way to use both GI Bill programs based on service.

A federal appeal over a 2024 Supreme Court ruling was withdrawn, clearing the way for soldiers to collect benefits under both the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill, depending on their years of service.

“It used to be you could only use one set of these benefits,” said Veteran Kay Perkins, who served in the Air Force for six years and now works as a video editor in Washington D.C. “If you choose to use one, you forfeit the other.”