Veteran Student Services

Getting Started Using Veteran & Military Benefits

Follow these steps to start using VA Benefits, Tuition Assistance, or State of Oregon benefits. For more information about a specific benefit, review our Education Benefits page.

1. Apply to receive your benefits

If you expect to receive benefits through the VA, apply at the VA website.

If you expect to receive benefits through Tuition Assistance, contact your Education Services Officer.

2. Apply for admission at LBCC as a degree-seeking student

Be aware, if you are using Tuition Assistance you should only enroll in courses after your TA is approved but you can apply to admission prior to TA approval.

3. Collect your documentation

Documentation Needed by Benefit Type

Documentation → Benefit ↓	Certificate of Eligibility	DD-214	Military Transcripts	Approved TAR	Tuition Waiver Documentation
Chapter 30: Montgomery GI Bill®	X	X	X
Chapter 31: VR&E Benefits		X	X
Chapter 33: Post 9/11 GI Bill®	X	X	X
Chapter 1606: MGIB-SR	X	X – if available	X – if available
ArmyIgnited				X
DoD TAR				X
State Tuition Assistance	Does not require additional documentation filed at LBCC
Chapter 35: Survivors & Dependents	X
Chapter 33: Post 9/11 GI Bill® TOE	X
State of Oregon Tuition Waiver					X

Please note: Documentation can be submitted when completing the LBCC Veterans Office Entrance Form, in-person at the Veterans Office (Takena-117), or via email to vetsoffice@linnbenton.edu.

Certificate of Eligibility

VA benefit letter that shows what education benefits a student is eligible to receive.
Apply for this on the VA website.
Only applies to students using these benefits:

Chapter 30: Montgomery GI Bill®
Chapter 33: Post 9/11 GI Bill®
Chapter 1606: Montgomery GI Bill® Selected Reserve
Chapter 35: Survivors & Dependents (DEA)
Chapter 33: Post 9/11 GI Bill® Transfer of Benefits (TOE)

Member-4 DD-214

Department of Defense Form 214. “Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.”
Only applies to students using these benefits:

Chapter 30: Montgomery GI Bill®
Chapter 31: VR&E
Chapter 33: Post 9/11 GI Bill®
Chapter 1606: Montgomery GI Bill® Selected Reserve

Request your Military Transcripts

Joint Services Transcript (JST)

This is an academically accepted document approved by the American Council on Education (ACE) to validate a service members military occupational experience and training along with the corresponding ACE college credit recommendations.
JST covers: Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy: Active Duty, Reserve, and Veterans

Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)

Official transcript for Air Force only

Only applies to students using these benefits:

Chapter 30: Montgomery GI Bill®
Chapter 31: VR&E Benefits
Chapter 33: Post 9/11 GI Bill®
Chapter 1606: Montgomery GI Bill® Selected Reserve

Approved Tuition Assistance Request (TAR)

Only applies to In-Service Military Students
You will need an updated TAR for each term. Can be submitted with your EV Form.

Tuition Waiver Documentation

Only applies to State of Oregon Tuition Waiver benefits

Documentation options:

VA Certified death certificate of service member or
VA letter stating Veteran’s disability rating or
Veteran’s DD-214 that states receipt of Purple Heart in 2001 or thereafter

4. Complete LBCC Veterans Office entrance form

This form provides the LBCC Veterans Office with information that allows us to process your Education Benefits and is tailored to address the specific document and information needs of each benefit type.

If you have questions about this form or any documentation needed, please contact LBCC’s Veterans Office located in Takena-117 or via email at vetsoffice@linnbenton.edu.

Veterans Office Entrance Form

5. Verify enrollment for certification

Once you are enrolled in courses you must submit an enrollment verification (EV) form in order for your course to be processed. Students must complete this step every term. The EV form authorizes LBCC to certify or process your benefits.

Enrollment Verification Form