Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance
First-time applicants: need to complete VA Form 22-5490 (Dependents’ Application for VA Benefits). This is typically done online using the Education Benefits Application. Dependents or spouses of 100 percent VA-rated disabled or deceased veterans must provide a copy of their birth certificates or marriage licenses when applying to facilitate processing by the VA. The copy of the birth certificate or marriage license can be dropped off or mailed to the LSUE VA Office.
After the application is processed by the VA, students will receive a “Certificate of Eligibility” (COE) from VA outlining the details of their VA Education Benefits. All students must also bring or send a copy of their “Certificate of Eligibility” to the VA Office.
Transfer students, or LSU Eunice students who have changed their degree plan after already receiving benefits under Chapter 35, must complete the VA form 22-5495 (Request for Change of Program or Place of Training). Click here for a list of approved programs at LSU Eunice.
All VA students must also bring or send the following documents to the VA Office at the beginning of each semester:
This must be done each semester, as soon as schedules are final and have been approved by their advisors. The VA office at LSU Eunice cannot certify students to receive payments from the VA until all of the above documentation has been received.
