From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: VA to fight court decision giving extra year of education benefits to thousands of veterans from Military Times Veterans Affairs officials have appealed a federal court ruling granting thousands of veterans an extra year of college tuition benefits, likely delaying final resolution on the issue for at least a few more months. Department attorneys filed paperwork to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to consider the case of “BO vs Wilkie,” which centers around VA’s practice of making veterans relinquish their Montgomery GI Bill eligibility in order to receive Post-9/11 GI Bill payouts. more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063