Veteran Wins Supreme Court Appeal Over Education Benefits (2)

The US Supreme Court sided with a veteran seeking to take advantage of education benefits available in separate GI bills.

The justices, in a 7-2 ruling on Tuesday, said James Rudisill can use benefits accrued under the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Rudisill served in the Army three separate times between 2000 and 2011.

Writing for the majority, Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson said Rudisill can use both benefits in any order up to the aggregate 48-month cap under federal law.

Both benefits can’t be used at the same time, so the Department of Veterans Affairs said Rudisill ...