VA Seeks Feedback on Veteran Training Form: Yawn-Worthy Bureaucracy Alert
Published Date: 3/13/2026
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The Department of Veterans Affairs wants your feedback on updating a form that tracks veterans’ training hours, wages, and progress. This helps make sure veterans get the right benefits while keeping paperwork clear and easy. Comments are open until May 12, 2026, so don’t miss your chance to weigh in!
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VA training-certification form remains required
VA is revising and seeking comment on VA Form 28-1905c, which veterans use to report training hours, wages, and monthly progress under 38 U.S.C. Chapters 31 and 35. You must provide this information so VA can determine enrollment changes and certify progress; without it, benefits could be delayed under 38 U.S.C. 501(a). The form's estimated burden is 20 minutes per respondent, with 791 respondents per year and an estimated annual burden of 264 hours; comments are due by May 12, 2026.
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