BROWN ANNOUNCES CONSTITUENT INFORMATION REGARDING VETERANS BENEFITS
BOSTON, MA - State Senator Scott Brown is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Division of Apprenticeship Training (DAT) and the Veterans Administration (VA) that will help to speed up the process of collecting GI Bill benefits for veteran constituents.
The DAT came to an agreement with the VA on the terms for the application process to receive GI Bill benefits while enrolled in an apprentice program. The DAT has been awarded it’s first three year contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs for administrative oversight to help veterans in the Commonwealth access the educational and monetary benefits they have earned through their service.
The DAT as authorized by Chapter 23 of the Massachusetts General Laws is the state approving agency for all apprentice education and training programs. As a condition of the agreement between the parties, once veterans are enrolled in an apprenticeship program that is registered with DAT they will need to submit their paperwork through this office only. Apprentice veterans should not submit their paperwork to the VA before submitting it to DAT. It will be returned by the VA, slowing down receipt of benefits. Once the paperwork has been examined by this office for accuracy and recorded, it will be forwarded to the VA office at the Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, MA for processing.
This new procedure will speed up the time it takes for veterans to receive their benefits.
Please contact the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development’s Division of Apprentice Training at 617-626-5407 with any questions regarding GI Bill benefits for veterans while they are enrolled in an apprenticeship program.
Senator Brown serves as the ranking Republican member of the Legislature’s Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs.
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