It can be more expansive than that. If
One of these descriptions must be true for the Veteran or service member:
- The Veteran is permanently and totally disabled due to a service-connected disability, or
- The Veteran died as a result of a service-connected disability, or
- The service member died in the line of duty, or
- The service member is missing in action or was captured in the line of duty by a hostile force for more than 90 days, or
- The service member was forcibly detained (held) or interned in the line of duty by a foreign entity for more than 90 days, or
- The service member is in the hospital or getting outpatient treatment for a service-connected permanent and total disability and is likely to be discharged for that disability
Then dependents can get
What benefits can I get?
You may be able to get a monthly payment to help you cover the cost of school or your expenses while you’re participating in on-the-job training or an apprenticeship.
Check the current payment rates for DEA
If your school or training started before August 1, 2018, you may be able to get benefits for up to 45 months.
If your school or training started on or after August 1, 2018, you may be able to get benefits for up to 36 months.
Note: You may also get educational and career counseling.
So if you’re eligible to get those payments for up to 36 months, then that is generally enough to qualify for in-state tuition rates at pretty much any public university in the country and is what Pitt is referencing under Ch 35 benefits. I haven’t heard of a school that switches from in-state tuition to out-of-state tuition once those 36 months are completed, if the student was granted in-state tuition via the benefit, though I suppose it is technically possible to do so.
Here is the source for the quotes above: