Supreme Court to Hear Veteran’s Claim He Was Unfairly Denied Education Benefits

U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough gives remarks at a National Veterans Day Observance ceremony in the amphitheater of the Arlington National Ceremony in Arlington, Virginia, on Nov. 11, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could make 1.7 million post-9/11 veterans eligible for additional education benefits potentially worth billions of dollars.

The case is about whether a veteran who qualifies for education benefits under multiple GI Bill programs is required to use up or abandon the benefits of one program in order to take advantage of benefits under another.