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Volume 1 Number 10


April/May 2018


DOE and VA Team Up to Simplify Student Loan Discharge for Disabled Veterans


this important initiative by two large


their families impressive


agencies for our veterans


federal and


is in


scope and further underscores VA’s values. I want to thank Secretary DeVos and her team for partnering in this wonderful effort for those who have given so much.”


WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S.


Department of Education (Department) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make it easier for America’s disabled veterans to have their federal discharged.


“Our nation’s veterans have


sacrificed much for our country. It is important that, in return, we do all we can to give them the support and care they deserve,” U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said. “Simplifying the


loan forgiveness process and


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proactively identifying veterans with federal student loans who may be eligible for a discharge is a small but critical way we can show our gratitude for veterans’ service.”


Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said, “The hard work put into


Starting this month, the Department will begin matching borrowers on the


National student loans Student


Loan Data System (NSLDS®), who have federal student loans or aid through the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program, to the VA database. Borrowers positively identified in the match will be mailed a customized letter that loan


will explain eligibility and permanent disability for


discharge and include a total (TPD)


application. The borrower can sign and return the application to complete the process of applying for a TPD discharge. For more information about TPD discharge,


including the TPD


discharge application, visit disability- discharge.com.


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