My daughter’s been waiting for 4 months just to get her certificate of eligibility. She paid for her first semester out of pocket, and the college VA office said everything was in order, but the VA was extremely backlogged. She can’t even line up for a check until she first gets her certificate...sigh
My husband is going through the same thing.
He is 100% eligible and he applied through VONAP in July. He has a confirmation. When he called to check the status after the suggested six-week wait time, he was told his application was not on file.
He went to his local VA rep and had him resend the info to the Buffalo Office. That was received on 9-17. He is now waiting for his COE and then will head to the back of the line for reimbursement.
He probably won’t see anything before Christmas.