VA Application
Requirements for Filing
Applicants must be admitted and enrolled at LMU. However, if they are not admitted to LMU, they must be admitted to another institution and be registered for a course(s) at LMU. In such cases, joint (concurrent) certification is processed through the other institution.
Filing Procedures for all Veteran Students
- All forms for first-time applicants, continuing students, and transfer students can be obtained online at http://www.gabble.va.gov.
- Students receiving VA benefits must complete a Semester Benefits Entitlement (SBE) form each semester and submit it to the VA Certifying Official in the Office of the Registrar. The Office of the Registrar will not certify students without a current SBE on file. All fields on this form are required.
- Questions concerning payment after you have been certified should be directed to the Veterans Administration at 1-800-827-1000.
- Students receiving VA Benefits must notify the Financial Aid Office of the amount and type of Veterans Benefits you will receive each year. For information on the Financial Aid website, more >>
First Time Veteran Students
All Applications are located online using
VONAPP (Veterans Online Application). Please print a copy for your LMU file.
Once registered, first time applicants must submit the following to the VA Certifying Official in the Office of the Registrar:
- Hard copy of the VONAPP application
- Copy of the Certificate of Eligibility (COE). This will come in response to the application from the VA.
- Completed SBE form (each semester)
- If your COE has changed, a copy of your new COE
- If changing your Academic Major or Degree program, Chapter 30, 31, 32, and 33 applicants must submit VA 22-1995; Chapter 35 applicants must submit VA 22-5495
- If changing your place of training to LMU, Chapter 30, 31, 32, and 33 applicants must submit VA 22-1995; Chapter 35 applicants must submit VA 22-5495
Continuing Veteran Students
Once registered,
continuing students must submit each semester the Semester Benefits Entitlement (
SBE) to the VA Certifying Official in the Office of the Registrar. The Office of the Registrar certifies enrollment for past semesters, up to one year. Only semesters with enrollments may be certified. Note the all fields on the form are required.
- If your COE has changed, a copy of your new COE
- If changing your Academic Major or Degree program, Chapter 30, 31, 32, and 33 applicants must submit VA 22-1995; Chapter 35 applicants must submit VA 22-5495.
- There are three methods of filing the SBE form:
- In Person - The SBE form may be completed on the web, printed, signed, and returned in person to the Office of the Registrar.
- Fax - Complete the form on the web, print, sign, and fax to 310.338.4466.
- Email - To send the SBE form via email you must complete the form on the web, print, sign, and scan the form to a file. Attach the file to an email and send it to registrar@lmu.edu.