How can vocational rehab help to pay for college for my son?

2019-04-26T16:55:28-04:00

how my son can use my vocational rehab benefits for college?

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 26 at 2019 5:54 PM

2019-04-26T17:54:34-04:00

SGT Reinaldo Rios Have you found a job? As mentioned by SPC Joseph Wojcik, the VR&E is for use by veterans.

https://www.benefits.va.gov/vocrehab/eligibility_and_entitlement.asp

Eligibility and Entitlement - Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E)

The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program is authorized by Congress under Title 38, USC, Chapter 31 and Code of Federal Regulations, Part 21. It is sometimes referred to as the Chapter 31 program. This program assists Veterans with service-connected disabilities to prepare for, find, and keep suitable jobs. For Veterans with service-connected disabilities so severe that they cannot immediately consider work, this program...

Response by SPC Joseph Wojcik made Apr 26 at 2019 7:24 PM

2019-04-26T19:24:00-04:00

VR&E is only for veterans. There are some scholarship opportunities for family members through organizations like the VFW, or he can utilize the Pell Grant to attend a community college and/or (in state) state university.