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Show Benefits running out for Veterans Almost 16,000- Utah ' veterans veter-ans who were discharged between be-tween Jan. 31, 1955, and June 1, 1966, could lose all or part of their educational benefits if they don't act promptly, Elmer J. Smith, Director oi the, Veterans Administration regional office In Salt Lake City, warned today. These veterans' eligibility for VA educational assistance payments pay-ments expires May 31, 1974. A veteran has eight years from the date of his discharge in which to use his educational educa-tional benefits. But, because these veterans first become eligible for GI education and training benefits under a law effective June 1, 1966, their eight year period starts from that date. Flight training, on-the-job, apprenticeship and farm cooperative co-operative training were not authorized until Aug. 31, 1967, so veterans discharged before that date have eligibility in these programs until August 31, 1975. The 1966 law made more than four million veterans, nationally, eligible for educational educa-tional benefits. About three million have not used any, or only part of their eligibility, Smith said. Unless separated for a service-connected disability, a veteran, or serviceman now on duty, must have served at least 181 days, any part of it after Jan. 31,1966. He receives 1 k months of eligibility for each month in service, up to a m-,":"m of 36 months of eligibility. Veterans with 18 months of service are eligible for the maximum 36 months. Single veterans attending school full-time receive $175 from the VA. Those with one dependant receive $205; with two dependants, S230; and an additional $13 for each dependent depen-dent over two. . |