Direct Deposit

Direct Deposit of VA Education Benefit Payments
The VA encourages those who are eligible to sign up for Direct Deposit (also known as Electronic
Funds Transfer) of your benefit payments. If you sign up, they will send the payments directly
to your account. Direct Deposit is a safe and fast way to receive your education payments, since
you no longer have to worry about your check being delayed by the mail or being lost or stolen.

How Do I Sign Up for Direct Deposit?

You can sign up for Direct Deposit by phone or by mail. To sign up by phone, call 1-877-838-2778. This
is a toll-free call.To sign up by mail, print this page, complete the form below, sign it and mail to:

Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Regional Office
P O Box 8888
Muskogee, OK 74402-8888

Whether you sign up by phone or by mail, you'll need to give us some information about the
account you have selected to receive your payments.

Information Required by the VA

Please provide information about the account you have selected for your payments. Then sign and mail
to the VA office listed above, or call in your information to 1-877-838-2778.

Your bank or financial institution's nine-digit routing number:____________
For checking accounts, the routing number is the first nine-digits on the bottom of the check.
For savings accounts, you'll probably need to ask your financial institution for their routing number.

Your account number:____________________

The type of account (check one): ____ checking ____ savings.

Please sign me up for direct deposit of my VA education benefit payments.

_________________________________	_________________________________
Printed Name	Signature

_________________________________	_________________________________
Home Phone (with Area Code)	Work Phone (with Area Code)

Last Updated: August 22, 2006

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