{"id":68333,"date":"2022-05-03T16:11:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T16:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/03\/vets-lose-money-every-smarch-because-of-vas-stodgy-old-calendars\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:11:00","slug":"vets-lose-money-every-smarch-because-of-vas-stodgy-old-calendars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/05\/03\/vets-lose-money-every-smarch-because-of-vas-stodgy-old-calendars\/","title":{"rendered":"Vets at schools with unusual calendars may be losing out on GI Bill money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2022\/04\/21\/yellow-ribbon-program-helps-some-post-911-veterans-pay-for-more-expensive-schooling\/\" target=\"_blank\">Students attending classes<\/a> at colleges with non-traditional semesters could lose out on thousands of dollars in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">GI Bill payments<\/a> without fixes to how Veterans Affairs processes their education benefits, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2022\/04\/12\/va-leaders-failing-to-report-problematic-physicians-to-state-authorities\/\" target=\"_blank\">department\u2019s inspector general<\/a> cautioned on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new report released by the watchdog found that about 2,500 students were underpaid more than $624,000 during the 2020-2021 school year because of mistakes that could be fixed by upgrading the VA\u2019s record system to accept automated updates regarding when institutions are in session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOverall, these errors occurred because VBA adjusts students\u2019 education benefits using a manual process that is prone to errors,\u201d the report states. \u201cThe students are receiving less housing support than they are entitled to and not enough days are being deducted from their benefit entitlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese errors could significantly affect the students\u2019 educational opportunities unless VBA takes steps to correct them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2022\/02\/23\/no-gi-bill-covid-emergency-protection-past-this-summer-va-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21350711150432.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">No GI Bill COVID emergency protection past this summer, VA says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">As college campuses return to normal operations, department officials are planning to let GI Bill protections expire in June.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem affects a small portion of the overall GI Bill benefits program. In fiscal 2020, the department paid nearly 658,000 students about $10.1 billion in education stipends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the inspector general said the errors often cost students a month or more of housing stipends, creating the opportunity for significant financial harm for individuals reliant on that money for basic living expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At issue is how Post-9\/11 GI Bill benefits are computed for individuals attending classes at schools with non-standard terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While most college terms run roughly from August to December and January to May, other institutions may offer shorter terms with breaks in between, complicating how to calculate their days in session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those shorter sessions often mean fewer credit hours in a given term for students. 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