Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has welcomed a decision from a regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that grants full G.I. Bill education benefits to Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Paul Yoon, an Army veteran with nearly 24 years of service. The VA’s action follows efforts led by Miyares and bipartisan coalitions from all states to support Yoon and his daughter.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in April 2024 that veterans eligible for both the Montgomery and Post-9/11 G.I. Bills can receive up to 48 months of combined education benefits. Following this ruling, Attorney General Miyares organized a coalition of 51 other attorneys general to file amicus briefs in March and June 2025 before the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of Yoon.
Last month, the VA agreed in principle to provide Yoon with the full education benefits under both programs.
“Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’ brief supporting LTC Yoon was joined by the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming.”
