Under this chapter, educational assistance is paid to dependents of veterans.

Persons who may be eligible are:

• A child (between ages 18 and 26, with some exceptions), or surviving spouse of a veteran who died in service; or who died of a service-connected disability; or who died while evaluated as having total and permanent service-connected disability; or who is listed as a POW/MIA.


• A child of a veteran who is permanently and totally disabled due to a service-related condition; or who is listed as a POW/MIA.


• A spouse of a veteran or serviceperson who has a permanent disability resulting from a service-connected disability; or who is listed as a POW/MIA.


• Surviving spouses whose benefits stopped when they remarried can receive DEA benefits again if their remarriage ends by death or divorce, or they cease to live with the person to whom they were married.

If you have never applied for Ch. 35 benefits before, please fill out the following form and bring it into the Veterans’ Affairs Office on the PCC campus: http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/22-5490.pdf

If you have received Ch. 35 benefits at another school, or if you are a continuing student at LBCC and are changing your major, please fill out the following form (change of school/change of program) and bring it into the Veterans’ Affairs Office on the PCC campus: http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-22-5495-ARE.pdf

**Please see New Students, Continuing Students, or Returning Students (whichever is applicable) for more detailed information.