Disability and Voc Rehab Facts & Strategies
Veterans write in all the time about the 12-year time limit for VA Voc Rehab. In many situations, the 12-year limit can be a tricky roadblock.For this post, I’ll answer the below question on the 12-year time limit and ways to work around the … [Read more...]
What do you do when you’re getting screwed, and how do you know when it’s happening?This week’s Mailroom raises a particularly relevant question that almost every veteran asks in his or her email to me: how to fight back when you get … [Read more...]
One veteran’s spouse writes in about the program. Her husband got an associates but is unable to find substantive employment. Can VA Voc Rehab help?Here’s the drill: Each week, I take an email from a veteran that would have broad appeal to … [Read more...]
Hi and welcome to another week of the Monday Morning Quarterback. I hope you’re sitting back and sucking down some great coffee.This is the column where I let my hair down (as opposed to falling out) and write in the most informal way possible … [Read more...]
One veteran wrote in this week about how to switch from the GI Bill to VA Vocational Rehabilitation. His goal is to get another degree after the GI Bill.I get tons of emails on specifically this subject, so I thought it would be an ideal veterans … [Read more...]
In VA Voc Rehab, veterans sometimes have to stop training when their disabilities get too bad to proceed.Many of these veterans are unable to figure out the next step.Given many of the problems disabled veterans have in contacting their … [Read more...]
Online educations have become a popular way for some veterans to get an education.But for VA Voc Rehab, the verdict is out on online degrees and how they help veterans get a job. We know VA just does not like paying for online education, … [Read more...]
Summary: this veteran wrote in asking for input on how to get Voc Rehab to pay for another degree despite being employed in a high-level government job. His stated goal was to be more competitive. This is bad. My way is better.Question: how can I … [Read more...]
