How to use your GI Bill benefits

Get GI Bill® and other education benefits

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• About GI Bill benefits

• GI Bill benefits help you pay for college, graduate school, and training programs. Since 1944, the GI Bill has helped qualifying Veterans and their family members get money to cover all or some of the costs for school or training. Learn more about GI Bill benefits on this page—and how to apply for them.

• If you applied for and were awarded Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits, your GI Bill Statement of Benefits will show you how much of your benefits you’ve used and how much you have left to use.

• Review your GI Bill Statement of Benefits

• Post-9/11 GI Bill Statement of Benefits

• If you were awarded Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits, your GI Bill Statement of Benefits will show you how much of your benefits you’ve used and how much you have left to use for your education or training. These education benefits can help cover some or all of the costs for school or training. You’ll be able to view this benefit statement only if you were awarded education benefits.

• Sign in to check your GI Bill Benefits

• Sign in with your existing Login.gov, ID.me, DS Logon, or My HealtheVet account. If you don’t have any of these accounts, you can create a free Login.gov or ID.me account now.

• Sign in or create an account

• Note: The tool is available Sunday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET, and Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET.

• Am I eligible to use this tool?

• You may be eligible to use this tool if you meet all of these requirements.

• Both of these must be true:

• You applied for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, and

• You got a decision from us on your application

• Note: At this time, the GI Bill benefit statement isn’t available online to family members and dependents. You’ll need to request a copy of your education decision letter by mail to check your GI Bill benefit status.
  
  Find out how to get a copy of your education decision letter by mail

• Find out how to apply for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits

• And you must have 1 of these free accounts:

• A verified Login.gov account, or

• A verified ID.me account, or

• A Premium DS Logon account (used for eBenefits and milConnect), or

• A Premium My HealtheVet account

• What benefits information will I be able to see?

• In your Post-9/11 GI Bill Statement of Benefits, you’ll see:

• If you have any Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits

• How much money you have left to use for your education or training

• How much time you have left to use these benefits

• What if I can’t access my Statement of Benefits?

• Your Post-9/11 GI Bill Statement of Benefits might not be available if 1 of these is true:

• The name on the account you’re signed in with doesn’t exactly match the name we have in our Post-9/11 GI Bill records.

• We’re still processing your education benefits application, so we haven’t created a record yet for you. We usually process applications within 30 days. If you applied less than 30 days ago, please check back soon.

• You haven’t applied yet for Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits. 
  Apply for education benefits

• You’re not eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.

• You’re trying to access the tool during its scheduled downtime. This tool is available Sunday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET, and Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET.

• If none of these situations applies to you, and you think your Statement of Benefits should be here, please call the GI Bill Hotline at 888-442-4551 (TTY: 711).

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• The GI Bill Comparison Tool and Veterans Service Organizations can help you explore options and find out what benefits you can get.

• Find a Veterans Service Organization

• Use the GI Bill Comparison Tool Apply for education benefits

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