Trump signs memo to eliminate disabled. I was wondering when he would get around to that.

"Trump signs memo to eliminate disabled veterans"

But I did see one comment that said "I liked it the first time I saw it when it was called the GI Bill"

for disabled persons, veterans or not. He didn't do anything for them, this is discharge of student loan debt which I have as a disabled person and NOT a veteran so that was a crock of poo.

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Veterans Eligible For Student Loan Discharge
The student loan forgiveness process is part of the Total Permanent Disability (TPD) discharge program. As part of The Higher Education Act of 1965 and subsequent amendments, totally and permanently disabled veterans were eligible for discharge of their federal student loans.
Generally, the following veterans were eligible for discharge:
100 percent regular schedular
100 percent Permanent and Total
100 percent Total Disability Individual Unemployability

These groups of veterans were able to secure forgiveness by submitting copies of the agency’s disability decision letter to a student loan processor. Eligible veterans are able to secure forgiveness of student loans without tax implications of the forgiveness.

The forms for forgiveness may not fully explain which veterans may be qualified for forgiveness, so be sure to call a TPD information hotline to see if you might qualify.
From DAV site newsletter

U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb said Thursday that he was pleased with President Donald Trump’s executive action on eliminating student debt for disabled veterans, but vowed to continue pushing the bill on that same subject he co-introduced two months ago.


https://www.therecordherald.com/news/20190824/us-rep-conor-lamb-still-wants-bill-passed-on-forgiving-disabled-vets-student-loans-after-president-trump-signs-executive-order