VA Tinkers with Veterans Training Progress Form Again
Published Date: 5/22/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs is updating a form that helps track veterans’ training hours, wages, and progress in their rehab programs. Veterans using these benefits will need to provide this info so their payments and support don’t get delayed. Comments on the changes are open until June 22, 2026, and the update aims to keep things smooth without adding extra hassle.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
VA Form: Provide Training/Wage Progress
If you use VA vocational rehabilitation benefits, you must provide information on VA Form 28-1905c about your training hours, wages, and progress. The Department of Veterans Affairs says that without the information on this form, benefits could be delayed under 38 U.S.C. 501(a).
Paperwork Time Burden For Respondents
The VA estimates the paperwork will take an average of 20 minutes per respondent. The agency estimates 791 respondents per year, for a total estimated annual burden of 264 hours.
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