Application For VA Educational Benefits (VA Forms 22-1990, 22-1990e, 22-1990n)

Applicants complete and submit the Application for Education Benefits, VA Form 22-1990; National Call to Service (NCS), VA Form 22-1990N, or the Transfer of Entitlement (TOE), VA Form 22-1990E to file their claim for VA education benefits, which all have different eligibility requirements. The information requested on each of these forms helps VA to determine the applicant’s eligibility to education benefits. Veterans to submit their VA Form 22-1990 “Application for Education Benefits” and VA Form 22-1990E, “Application for Family Member to Use Transferred Benefits” to VA. The MEB system is currently only available for Chapter 33 Post-9/11 applicants, but efforts are in place to add the Chapter 30 and 1606 program for claims processing. For now, all other Veterans may continue to use the VA.gov electronic platform to submit application for those programs. When the VA Form 22-1990 application is received, the MEB pre-fills the applicant’s information into the portal based on historical data VA already has. Upon completion of the pre-filled information, e.g., service history, address, date of birth, etc.; it allows the claimant to make changes to the answers (if needed). This automation helps to reduce the burden because if the pre-filled information is correct, and no changes are necessary, the MEB can automatically generate an eligibility determination. The VA Form 22-1990 is currently being substantively revised by removing certain questions such as asking for previous education and training, employment history, previous benefits received, and future education or training plans. VA leadership has determined those questions were not required in order to make an eligibility determination. Individuals unable to use MEB may use the VA.gov electronic platform to submit their VA Forms 22-1990 and 22-1990E. Both platforms have the same required questions and allows applicants to provide answers only to certain questions based on the benefit sought, thus allowing the applicant to skip inapplicable questions: skipping those unrelated questions allows Veterans Claims Examiners to process the application quicker and more efficiently and helps to reduce the burden on the claimant.

The latest form for Application For VA Educational Benefits (VA Forms 22-1990, 22-1990e, 22-1990n) expires 2027-12-31 and can be found here.