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Chapter 35 pays a monthly stipend to the spouse and children of veterans who are permanently and totally disabled or who died from a service-connected condition. The Post-9/11 GI Bill can be transferred to dependents, but only while the service member is still serving. These guides cover eligibility, the application, the pay schedule, and the deadlines.
Guides
You can transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill months to a spouse or child only while you are still serving, after 6 years of service and with a commitment to serve 4 more. The request goes through milConnect, not VA. Here is the timeline, the 10-year and age-26 rules, and the one-month trick that keeps your options open.