1. Whether a veteran may receive educational assistance benefits for an FAA-approved flight training course offered by a certified pilot school under 38 U.S.C. § 3672(b)(2)(A)(ii) without also satisfying the requirements of 38 U.S.C. § 3680A, including the requirement that the flight training be “given by an educational institution of higher learning for credit toward a standard college degree the eligible veteran is seeking.”
1. “Under Section 3672(b)(2)(A)(ii), FAA-approved courses at certified pilot schools are deemed approved. But the receipt of benefits is subject to Section 3680A(b)’s further requirement that any flight training course be given by an IHL and count toward a veteran’s college degree. As a result, Mr. Loomis is ineligible to receive benefits for the flight training course at MidCoast.”
