Reference · plain-English · M28C-grounded

The Chapter 31 docs your counselor wishes you'd read.

Plain-English reference for the VR&E program — eligibility, pay, the 5 tracks, plan amendments, escalations. Every page cites the actual M28C and 38 CFR. Embedded tools where they help.

Getting started

What is Chapter 31?

Plain-English overview of the Chapter 31 VR&E program — what it covers, who runs it, how it differs from the GI Bill.

Am I eligible?

Chapter 31 eligibility rules from 38 CFR Part 21 — discharge requirements, rating thresholds, the 12-year basic period, and extensions.

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The 5 VR&E tracks

Re-employment, Rapid Access, Long-Term Services, Self-Employment, Independent Living — what each track is for and which one fits your goal.

How to apply

Step-by-step VR&E application: filing Form 28-1900, writing the personal statement, supporting documents, what happens at Initial Counseling.

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In the program

Requesting a plan amendment

When and how to amend your IWRP — adding graduate school, switching tracks, expanding scope. M28C-cited framework.

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When things go wrong

Counselor not responding

Standard escalation order — supervisor, RO Director, Congressional inquiry, IRIS, White House VA Hotline. Templates and timelines.

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More coming

The hub is ramping up. In progress: pay-and-money cluster (subsistence rates, BAH election, dependents), in-program cluster (IWRP, equipment, transcript submission), specific-paths cluster (graduate school, law, medical, PhD, trade school), reference cluster (M28C by section, glossary, regional offices).