The 81-Month Rule for Dependents' Education Assistance
VA · va-education · Published 2025-07-31 · Effective 2025-07-31 · 90 FR 35965
Document
Document number
2025-14486
Federal Register citation
90 FR 35965
CFR reference
38 CFR 21
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-education
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2025-07-31
Effective date
2025-07-31
Abstract
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.