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Show VETERANS-here's VETERANS-here's your answers p -. As a veteran's widow eligible for VA educational assistance, may I receive this benefit if I attend school in Germany? A No. Courses may be in a foreign school only when they are part of an approved enrollment in an institution of higher learning in the United States. Q I am the widow of a World War II veteran who died in 1969. Shortly after his death I applied for a widow's pension, but was denied because be-cause we had been married only threee years. May I now reapply? A Yes. Under current law, a widow who had been married mar-ried to a veteran at least one year before his death (formerly (former-ly five years) is eligible for pension. Q .. Do veterans using the current GI Bill receive more money than veterans under previous GI Bills? A Yes. Measuring payments pay-ments in constant dollars, the current GI Bill Is slightly more liberal. Proposed legislation during the 92nd Congress to Increase benefits would give today's veterans an even greater advantage. |