To request payment for a test, collect the following
required information and forward it to the appropriate VA regional
office (see below for listings of these offices)
A copy of your test results with a note requesting
reimbursement
Your name and social security number
The name of the test you took and the date you took
it
The name and address of the organization issuing
the license or certificate (Note that the testing agency that administered
the test is not necessarily the organization issuing the license
or certificate.)
The cost of the test (registration fees, preparation
guides, processing fees, etc. will not be reimbursed)
The statement: “I authorize release of my test information
to VA.”
If you have never filed a claim for VA education
benefits, you must submit an application for benefits along with
your request for payment for a test or tests.
If you are a veteran or are on active duty, download VA
Form 22-1990, or apply online at VONAPP.
If you are an eligible child or spouse, download VA
Form 22-5490.
Refer to the VA’s Education
Forms page for more information.
You may also complete the Veterans On-line Application using the
Veterans On-Line Applications, or VONAPP page.
U.S. military veterans, service members with at least two years of
service, and members of the Selected Reserve can apply for education
benefits.
Mail your application form and your test information (see above)
to one of the four VA regional
offices listed below. Be sure to include the test information in
the Remarks section of the form. Email contact information is also
provided for each VA regional
office.
