No. Any veterans' benefits paid under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should not be reported as income to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). You will not receive a W-2 from the VA.

Yes, you may be eligible for more than one VA education benefit program. However, you may only receive payments from one program at a time. You can receive a maximum of 48 months of benefits under any combination of VA education programs you qualify for.

If you're receiving the Montgomery GI Bill^®

If you were a member of the Armed Forces on or after August 1, 2009, and eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill^®

While in the Armed Forces, transferors use the Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) website to designate, modify, and revoke a Transfer of Entitlement (TOE) request. After leaving the Armed Forces, transferors may provide a future effective date for use of TOE, modify the number of months transferred, or revoke entitlement transferred by submitting a written request to VA.

NOTE: After separating from the Armed Forces individuals cannot designate new dependents to receive transferred entitlement or amend the effective date of the initial transfer of entitlement to an earlier date.

If your WAVE record does not reflect your current enrollment status, it is most likely because the VA has not yet processed your current enrollment. VA is often overwhelmed with enrollments at the start of each semester and it takes the VA several weeks to process everyone's enrollments and changes.

All Veterans wishing to receive their benefits must complete an application with the Department of Veteran Affairs benefits.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is the only resource that can answer your personal and specific GI Bill^® entitlement questions. Call 1-888-GIBILL-1.

The VA will send your benefits to you after receipt of your enrollment certification and your eligibility has been established. Tuition and fees for all courses must be paid at the time of registration (Except for Chapter 33). If you are eligible for educational benefits, the Veterans Administration (VA) will mail a check to you after the semester has begun.

If you drop or withdraw from courses, you must notify the Veterans Services Office and the START Office. The law prohibits payment of veterans’ benefits for a course from which a student withdraws.

PLEASE NOTE: For students using Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill^®

Pell Grants are not affected by GI Bill^® benefits, including the Post 9/11 GI Bill^®. If you are a Pell Grant recipient, the GI Bill^® benefits you receive will not count against your aid eligibility. In general, students will be able to keep their Pell grants even if they are receiving GI Bill^® benefits.