| Thousands of Veteran Students Are Feeling the Pressure of VA Department Benefits Delays The Veterans Affairs department continues to have delays in processing benefit claims. The department is contacting schools and colleges around the nation to explain that a 6-8 week delay is in effect. Thousands of students are feeling the effects of these delays in their payments, mostly in the weight of their wallets. For students currently in their second or third year of school, these delays are posing as extreme financial challenges that may require them to leave school. Others are finding it difficult to begin their schooling without the benefits they were expecting. Even more students are finding they need to pick up extra jobs to cover their expenses while waiting on their claims to process. Herald “Skip” Kempnich is in charge of the University of Iowa student veterans’ financial aid requests and said that he made sure to put his students’ claims through as early as possible, not waiting to find out their eligibility for the Yellow Ribbon program. “I made sure that [my students] at least get the minimum amount. Then if I needed, I upgrade them to a Yellow Ribbon if they’re eligible,” Kempnich said. Other parts of the administration at UI have made efforts to ease the waiting period for these students as well. This year, vet students will not be penalized for overdue tuition bills while generally, students are unable to charge university necessities to their ID cards if their bill is overdue. MilitaryConnection.com is a portal of all things military. We appreciate your service and patronage and continuously work to be your “go-to” site for employment and education information. We work to connect members of military and veteran communities as well as their families with outstanding jobs. We handle all occupational areas including healthcare, transportation, law enforcement, trades, security, high tech and much more. You will find excellent jobs for military and veterans in both the civilian and government sectors on our site. MilitaryConnection.com is proud to present a multitude of resources for those seeking employment opportunities including a variety of articles and job tips aimed to help you find work. We also have many valuable resources including our Virtual Job Fair, Directory of Employers and the Military Connection Job Board with thousands of nationwide jobs. MilitaryConnection.com recognizes the wonderful contributions of Transition Officers and Veteran Service Officers. We value their hard work and are proud to work with and for them. When the next tour is back home, it’s on MilitaryConnection.com. |