VA characterization of service
The characterization of service at discharge was general under honorable conditions. Service periods included roughly ten years of service with two honorable separations previous to the latest, which...
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Welcome aboard and thank you for your service.This isn't a mistake and clearly in your favor. The determination of honorable service will entitle you to post 9/11 GI bill benefits. The decision will...
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Thanks for the welcome. Also, thanks for the reply and for the information. That's great news.
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Rotor Head wrote: The determination of honorable service will entitle you to post 9/11 GI bill benefits.No, the Post 9-11 GI Bill is the one VA benefit that actually requires an Honorable Discharge...
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Sorry to all, I did make some assumptions. I saw the op's name and assumed he separated in 2010. He had stated that he had 10 years of service during that time and 2 were honorable. Which would...
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Please see answers below: First, the veteran has three years active duty honorable time post 9/11, as indicated by DD-214. Second, the veteran's latest discharge is general under honorable conditions,...
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recentsep2010 wrote: Second, the veteran's latest discharge is general under honorable conditions, as indicated by separate DD-214.Third, the VA determined that all service periods were honorable, and...
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Rotor Head wrote: Cruiser: Just for clarity, a finding of 'all honorable service periods' by the VA doesn't apply to all benefits provided by them? His civilian misdemeanor conviction could prevent...
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Cruiser, either I am misunderstanding you, or you are misunderstanding me. First, the VA sent a letter indicating that all service periods were "HONORABLE." Period. Please do not say that didn't do...
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This link is more applicable. http://gibill.va.gov/bene...st_911_gibill/index.html
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recentsep2010 wrote: First, the VA sent a letter indicating that all service periods were "HONORABLE." Period. Please do not say that didn't do that, because they did. They did, indeed. OK, we may be...
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The following is the text in a letter from the Dept. of VA (note the text in caps): "This letter is a summary of benefits... We are providing this letter to...Veterans to use...for benefits such as...
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Ok, so what you are also saying is that for VA purposes, a General Discharge under Honorable conditions is considered Honorable such as the way it was indicated in the letter?
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recentsep2010 wrote: OR ANY OTHER PROGRAM IN WHICH VERIFICATION OF VA BENEFITS IS REQUIRED. [emphasis added]. Please safeguard... This letter replaces VA Form 20-5455, and is considered an official...
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recentsep2010 wrote: Ok, so what you are also saying is that for VA purposes, a General Discharge under Honorable conditions is considered Honorable such as the way it was indicated in the letter?...
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recentsep2010 wrote:recentsep2010 wrote: OR ANY OTHER PROGRAM IN WHICH VERIFICATION OF VA BENEFITS IS REQUIRED. [emphasis added]. Please safeguard... This letter replaces VA Form 20-5455, and is...
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Your period of service that ended in a General Under Hon discharge, IF IT WERE THE ONLY PERIOD OF SERVICE THAT YOU HAD, would NOT have gotten you entitlement to the GI bill. (It would have earned...
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