Veterans Education & Transition Services

VET Center works as a liaison between CSN students and the Department of Veterans Affairs to assist veterans and their dependents with their educational benefits and academic needs. The Center not only certifies enrollment but also provides timely and accurate information on VA-related issues, as well as a place for our veteran students to socialize and study.

Student Benefits for Veterans include:

Spring 2022 VA Benefits Claims Guide Effective 11/1/2021

New Students (including new Chapter 31, Veteran Readiness & Employment students): Please contact us  via email or call us at 702-651-5060 to receive a New Student Packet by email.  We also have printed New Student Packets available for pickup at Modular 11 on the West Charleston campus.   Any New Student Packet will need to be submitted along with a list of other documents that must be submitted via email or in-person at Modular 11 before we can accept your Spring 2022 claim. For Chapter 33, Post 9/11 and Chapter 31, Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E), we will not be able to protect your course enrollment until all documents have been received.

Returning Students not changing their major (including Chapter 31, VR&E students: Please file an online claim using the below “Submit Online Claim” link. Your claim will be filed with the major declared to the VA at the time of your previously certified claim.  Chapter 31 - VR&E students, must have an active E- Authorization on file for us to accept the claim and protect classes.

Returning Students Changing Majors (including Chapter 31, VR&E students): Please file an online claim using the above “Submit Online Claim” link and make sure to indicate you are changing your major. If you state "Yes" you are changing a major, we will accept your claim and place it in the queue to be processed within 30 days. Please ensure you declare your new major prior to 1/18/2022 for Spring 2022 semester. Chapter 31, VR&Estudents, must have an active E-Authorization on file for us to accept the claim and protect classes.

We CANNOT certify your benefits under the new major unless that major is declared in MyCSN and you have met with an advisor to discuss your new major (students changing to a Health Sciences major are not required to meet with an advisor prior to processing). At the time of processing, we will attempt to verify that you have met with an advisor, if applicable, and that your new major is declared.  If we are unable to verify these items and process your claim, you will receive notification via email.  Non-Health Sciences students are eligible to meet with a VA Advisor for their new major. Please see note below regarding scheduling an appointment under “VETS Advising Information”.  

It can take the VETS Center up to 30 days after the date of submission to report your approved courses to the Department of Veteran Affairs.

These students should consider the following requirements:

Health Sciences Majors: Please make sure you have the correct major declared in MyCSN. Also, it is recommended you visit the www.csn.edu/health website for limited entry requirements, complete an orientation, and meet with an advisor.

Chapter 31, VR&E students: Please consult with your VR&E counselor to ensure they generate an E-Authorization for your classes and your books. We will not be able to accept your claim and protect your classes if the VETS office has not received your current E-Authorization.

Chapter 33 Enrollment Verification Begins in Spring 2022

Effective for any term beginning on or after 12/17/2021, the VA now requires students using Chapter 33 benefits to verify their enrollment each month. Please keep in mind that this is a requirement from the Department of Veteran Affairs and your payments can be affected or delayed if you fail to verify your enrollment each month.  For more information regarding this requirement, please see: https://benefits.va.gov/gibill/isaksonroe/verification_of_enrollment.asp

Resident Course Requirements (Chapter 33 Beneficiaries)

Section 2001 or higher- Courses with a section numbered 2001 or higher designates they were originally supposed to be offered in-person but switched to remote location due to COVID-19. We are authorized by the VA to reports these courses as Resident until December 21, 2021. NOTE: There is legislation pending to extend this coverage to June of 2022, but it is still going through the congressional legislative process.  There is no final vote on this legislation yet.  

In-Person - In-person courses are conducted fully in-person in a traditional classroom environment. We report these to the VA as Resident credit hours.

Off-Campus – Off-campus courses are conducted in-person at a non-CSN campus location. We report these to the VA as Resident credit hours.

Hybrid - Hybrid courses, which must list a day and time. We report these to the VA as Resident credit hours.

Web-online - Web-online are courses that are conducted fully online. We report these to the VA as Distance credit hours.

NOTE: Remedial courses must be taken In-person or meet one of the residency exceptions in order to be certified and they are reported to the VA as Remedial/Deficient Hours and count as in-person courses for BAH considerations. Examples of remedial courses are MATH 96, MATH 20, MATH 24, MATH 26, and ENG 98.

Courses listed as "Web-online" will still be reported as distance hours - so it is important to have at least one course with a section 2001 or higher, In-person, Off-campus, Web-remote, or Hybrid course in Summer 2021 and Fall 2021 to receive BAH benefits at the Resident rate related to Chapter 33 Post 9-11 for that period of enrollment

It can take the VETS Center up to 30 days after the date of submission to report your approved courses to the Department of Veteran Affairs.

Submit Online Claim
Claim submission to CSN VETS Center for returning students
(This is not the Web Automated Verification of Enrollment (WAVE) verification)

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