The Dependents’ Educational Assistance program provides education benefits for the spouse and dependent children of a veteran or service member who:
- Is determined to be permanently and totally disabled from service connected causes, or
- Is on active duty and is likely to be discharged with a permanent and total disability, or
- Died in service, or
- Died of service connected causes, or
- Is currently missing in action or captured in the line of duty.
This benefit may be used for pursuit of an undergraduate or graduate degree, courses leading to a certificate or diploma from business, technical or vocational schools, apprenticeship, and on-the-job training programs. Benefits for correspondence courses are available to spouses only. The program provides up to 45 months of education or training for beneficiaries who use their Chapter 35 benefits before August 1, 2018 and 36 months of education or training for beneficiaries who use their Chapter 35 benefits on or after August 1, 2018