Veterans Benefits

Veterans Educational Benefits

Western University of Health Sciences has approval from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the certification of students eligible to receive VA educational benefits.

All students who receive VA educational benefits are assisted by the School Certifying Official who is located on the Pomona, California campus. We cannot assist you with determining your eligibility for benefits. To determine if you are eligible, please contact the Department of Veterans Affairs directly.

School Certifying Official

Kimberley M. de Kruif, MBA

Assistant VP of Enrollment Management/Registrar

Office of the Registrar

309 E 2nd Street

Pomona, CA 91766

Phone: 909) 469-5342

Fax: 909) 469-5425

E-mail: kdekruif@westernu.edu

Getting Started

If you have received a notification from the Department of Veterans Affairs that you are eligible to receive educational benefits, submit the following documents to the School Certifying Official:

• DD214 Discharge Document or Notice of Basic Eligibility Form 2384
• Certificate of Eligibility

If you have used your educational benefits at another university prior to enrolling at WesternU, please also complete and return the form listed below.

• Change of Program/Place of Training

Once you have submitted the appropriate documents to the School Certifying Official and have registered for classes, your enrollment will be certified to the VA electronically. Please allow at least 6-8 weeks for payment to be processed by the VA.

Student Responsibilities

In order to comply with laws governing Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, it is your responsibility as a student to notify the School Certifying Official of your status with the University, which includes when you:

• Add or drop a class (es)
• Change your address
• Withdraw from the University
• Repeat a course

Only courses that are required for your degree program are eligible for certification.