Chapter 31

General Overview

Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) (formerly known as Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment) services can help with job training, employment accommodations, resume development, and job seeking skills coaching. This benefit may be used for degree and certificate programs, flight training, apprenticeship/on-the-job training and correspondence courses. Remedial, deficiency and refresher courses may be approved under certain circumstances.

Learn more about Veteran Readiness and Employment from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website.

Basic Eligibility

  • The veteran MUST have received an honorable discharge.
  • Duty members who enroll and pay $100 per month for 12 months are then entitled to receive a monthly education benefit once they have completed a minimum service obligation.
  • Entitlement to services is established if the veteran is within his or her 12-year basic period of eligibility and has a 20 percent or greater service-connected disability rating and an employment handicap.
  • If the service-connected disability rating is less than 20 percent or if the veteran is beyond the 12-year basic period of eligibility, then a serious employment handicap must be found to establish entitlement to VR&E services.
  • As a result of the veteran's disability, vocational rehabilitation is required for gainful employment. For more information, contact the Vocational Rehabilitation program at 800-827-1000.

To Apply for Benefits

  1. Apply for benefits through the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
    1. Your assigned Veterans Affairs (VA) Case Manager will complete a VA Form 22-1905.
    2. All requests for personal reimbursements should be directed to your assigned VA case manager.

To Use Benefits at UC Davis

  1. Apply through UC Davis Third Party Contract
    1. The third-party authorization must be filled out once yearly, no later than June for the academic year.
    2. Select the academic year and all terms (i.e., Fall, Winter, Spring) for that year.
    3. Enter your counselor's information: Billing person, phone, email etc.
    4. Only select the items covered by your sponsor.
    5. The Sponsor UCD ID# that you will enter is 918930673. Note that your CH 31 Sponsor Fee Credit will not post to your account until you have completed the third-party authorization. 
  2. Submit the following documentation through the OUR Veterans Portal:
    1. Intake form
    2. VA Form 22-1905 or PO Authorization
      1. Provided by your VA case manager
    3. Academic Plan Form (APF) 
      1. Must submit for each term to apply
  3. If you used VA benefits at a prior institution, you must also submit: 
    1. VA Form 22-5495 (Request for Change of Program or Place of Training)