VA CHAPTER 35 BENEFITS
First-time applicants need to submit the following:
- A 5490 Application for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance form.
- A Request for Benefits.
- A copy of your birth certificate, adoption papers, marriage license, or other documentation that establishes your relationship to the veteran.
- If you will be over 26 years old before all the benefits are used, and the veteran was disabled or deceased after you turned 18 years old, please submit a copy of the veteran’s Disability Rating Letter or Death Certificate.
- Also, please review our Information Sheet for additional instructions regarding your benefits at the University of Utah.

