Jim Rudisill, FBI agent and retired Army captain takes down the flag in front of his home around sunset Friday, September 4, 2020 in Ashland, Virginia.
Julia Rendleman / Chicago Sun-Times
Jim Rudisill, FBI agent and retired Army captain takes down the flag in front of his home around sunset Friday, September 4, 2020 in Ashland, Virginia.
Julia Rendleman / Chicago Sun-Times
More than 1 million veterans could receive more education benefits
Lawyers who argued for the Rudisill decision say the fight isn’t over.
Jim Rudisill, FBI agent and retired Army captain takes down the flag in front of his home around sunset Friday, September 4, 2020 in Ashland, Virginia.
Julia Rendleman / Chicago Sun-Times
After a nine-year battle, James Rudisill won his Supreme Court case. Veterans who have reenlisted are now entitled to 48 months of college payments for themselves or eligible family members, up from 36 months. Yet, Rudisill’s legal team claims that the VA’s new process is still leaving out veterans who should qualify for additional benefits.
Reset learns who the case will impact, how veterans can tap into their new benefits and who is still being left behind.
GUESTS: Stephanie Zimmermann, Chicago Sun-Times consumer investigations reporter
Yelena Duterte, Veterans Legal Clinic director and assistant professor of law, University of Illinois Chicago
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