We could use your help. As a part of VA’s efforts to protect Veterans against fraud, modernize our payment systems, and ensure timely and accurate payments, VA is requiring all Veterans and beneficiaries who receive GI bill payments and other benefit payments across multiple banking accounts to select one account by April 20. For example, if a Veteran receives GI Bill payments to one of their bank accounts and disability compensation payments to another, they will need to select one account for all payments by April 20. You have been identified as an SCO that has student Veterans or beneficiaries that need to make the change.
We would appreciate you reaching out to your GI Bill Chapter 33 beneficiary population to spread the word on this important requirement.
The easiest way to make this change is for students to log on to Change Your VA Direct Deposit Information | Veterans Affairs. When they get to the pay information, there will be a box for the bank account information of their Education benefit, and a box for the bank account information for the other benefit they receive. The beneficiary should then update the bank account information to use the same account for all benefits.
Thank you for your continued support to our GI Bill® beneficiaries.
Kind regards, Education Service Veterans Benefits Administration Department of Veterans Affairs
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration
1-888-442-4551, TDD: 711
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