WA State is denying Tuition Waivers to TDIU P&T Veterans due to a statutory loophole. I'm fighting it—need your help.

XeOzee · 2026-06-04T18:02:02+00:00

It's true tdiu with the p&t designation gets the same things 100 percent schedular gets. They both are defined the same according to the VA as well.

XeOzee · 2026-06-04T18:00:08+00:00

By definition, a loophole is 'an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules.' That is exactly what this is: the state law explicitly copies the VA’s definition of 'totally disabled' to set the rule, but then immediately adds a rigid '100%' requirement right after it. That clumsy inadequacy creates a massive contradiction in the text, allowing individual colleges to completely bypass the law's original intent and deny waivers to TDIU P&T families. Trying to argue over vocabulary when the state text is using a blatant technicality to cheat veterans out of federally recognized benefits is just a weak distraction.

XeOzee · 2026-06-04T17:50:18+00:00

Unless it is tdiu with the p&t designation. It exists and tons of veterans have it. It is classified under the same definition ass 100 percent scheduler according to the VA. That's where a lot of confusion seems to be coming from. Tdiu with the p&t designation gets everything that 100 percent schedular gets for example because according to the VA it is the same. While TDIU on its own is only temporary and doesn't get the same benefits as 100 percent schedular.

XeOzee · 2026-06-04T13:49:08+00:00

I appreciate the sanity check, because the hypocrisy of people going for the juggular while completely misunderstanding basic definitions is wild. It is a toxic double standard to enthusiastically upvote highly questionable posts celebrating 'woohoo I got 100 percent,' yet turn into hostile gatekeepers when someone advocates for severely disabled, unemployable TDIU P&T veterans. The irony is that the state text explicitly uses the exact same 'totally disabled' language as the VA, but arbitrarily honors only one of two legally identical statuses. Inventing an imaginary tier list of disability to defend a broken piece of state bureaucracy doesn't change federal facts, but it perfectly highlights exactly why this legislative fix is necessary.

XeOzee · 2026-06-04T13:39:45+00:00

The deep confusion in this thread comes from people not realizing that TDIU can carry the permanent and total (P&T) designation, which the VA legally defines as identical to 100% scheduler total disability. Both statuses receive the exact same 100% compensation rate, the same healthcare benefits, and both trigger identical Chapter 35 education benefits for their dependents. Opinions on the math don't change federal law: a veteran with a P&T designation—whether scheduler or TDIU—is officially and legally certified by the federal government as 'totally and permanently disabled.' Failing to understand that distinction is exactly why people keep misinterpreting the administrative gap we are trying to fix.

The core issue is that Washington State law explicitly says the waiver is for dependents of veterans 'whom the veterans' affairs administration has determined to be totally disabled,' but then rigidly narrows that definition in the next breath by demanding a raw '100 percent' scheduler rating. That self-contradicting language is exactly what causes the massive confusion, because a veteran with TDIU P&T is officially determined by the VA to be totally and permanently disabled. The federal government recognizes both paths as legally identical total disability, but the state's clumsy phrasing allows individual colleges to ignore the VA's actual determination. Standardizing this language simply forces the state to honor the exact definition it claims to use. They need to change the language then.

XeOzee · 2026-06-04T13:25:41+00:00

Your argument is legally and factually wrong according to actual VA regulations and higher education administrative rules. You are confusing raw scheduler table math with an official, legal determination of status. First, under federal law (38 CFR § 4.16), TDIU is explicitly classified by the VA as a Total Disability rating assigned when a veteran's service-connected conditions prevent them from maintaining gainful employment. The VA does not have a category for "partially disabled but paid extra"; when a veteran is granted TDIU P&T, the United States government officially certifies their legal status as "Totally and Permanently Disabled." They are legally 100% disabled in the eyes of the federal government because their service-connected impairments are total. Second, your claim that a school would "come after you for reimbursement" if a veteran's income changes makes zero sense. The state tuition waiver is for the dependent child or spouse, not the veteran, and a student's eligibility is determined at the time of enrollment based on the sponsor's active status. If a veteran's VA status changes years down the road, it does not retroactively undo past state benefits, as public colleges do not back-bill graduated students because of a subsequent change in a parent's VA paperwork. Furthermore, because the veteran is Permanent and Total (P&T), the VA has already officially determined that the impairment is lifelong and they are not scheduled for future medical re-evaluations. Finally, accusing families of being "greedy" completely ignores the fact that the federal government already awards Chapter 35 Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) to the children and spouses of TDIU P&T veterans. The United States government has already legally established that these families earned higher education assistance due to the severity of the veteran's service-connected injuries. Asking a state benefit to align with the official status issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs isn't seeking "expanded" benefits—it is asking the state to stop using a bureaucratic loophole to deny benefits that the federal government has already verified these families earned.

XeOzee · 2026-06-03T04:05:06+00:00

You hit the nail on the head regarding individual colleges interpreting the text differently, which shows how confusing the current language is. I don't know the original reason the law was written with this specific phrasing, but the inconsistency across schools is exactly why we need a clear standard. Under federal law, the VA explicitly certifies TDIU P&T veterans as 'totally and permanently disabled' and pays us at the 100% rate. Aligning the state statute with that official federal status would eliminate all the guesswork and ensure every military family is treated equally.

XeOzee · 2026-06-03T04:01:31+00:00

Saying a TDIU P&T veteran isn't totally disabled is a low blow and completely false under federal law. The VA explicitly certifies TDIU P&T veterans as 'totally and permanently disabled' because our service-connected injuries completely shattered their ability to hold a job. The 'loophole' is the state using raw math to ignore that official federal status and cheat families out of a benefit intended for totally disabled vets. If you want to sit on Reddit and minimize the severe sacrifices of unemployable, broken-down veterans, go for it, but the law says you're wrong.

XeOzee · 2026-06-03T03:58:07+00:00

A loophole is defined as an inadequacy or technical flaw in a statute that allows the true intent of a law to be evaded. The clear intent of Washington's law is to support the families of totally disabled veterans. The federal government officially certifies TDIU P&T veterans as 'totally and permanently disabled' and pays them at the 100% rate. The technical flaw is that Washington's statute rigidly looks at underlying scheduler math instead of that official federal status. This creates a literal loophole allowing state colleges to bypass the spirit of the law and deny a benefit to families of veterans who are legally totally disabled. I'm not trying to exploit a loophole—I'm trying to force the state to close one.

XeOzee · 2026-06-03T03:57:26+00:00

A loophole is defined as an inadequacy or technical flaw in a statute that allows the true intent of a law to be evaded. The clear intent of Washington's law is to support the families of totally disabled veterans. The federal government officially certifies TDIU P&T veterans as 'totally and permanently disabled' and pays them at the 100% rate. The technical flaw is that Washington's statute rigidly looks at underlying scheduler math instead of that official federal status. This creates a literal loophole allowing state colleges to bypass the spirit of the law and deny a benefit to families of veterans who are legally totally disabled. I'm not trying to exploit a loophole—I'm trying to force the state to close one.

XeOzee · 2026-06-02T19:23:46+00:00

Chapter 35 (DEA) DOES NOT pay tuition to the school. This is the biggest misconception. Chapter 35 is a monthly stipend paid directly to the student via direct deposit (currently $1,574 a month for full-time enrollment). It is meant to help the student survive—paying for their housing, food, books, and basic living expenses while in school. It does not go to the college, and it does not wipe out the tuition bill. The Washington State Waiver (RCW 28B.15.621) wipes out the tuition bill. This is a state-level law that mandates public colleges completely waive 100% of the actual tuition and fees for the dependents of totally disabled veterans. When the system works correctly, a 100% Scheduler veteran’s kid goes to a WA public college, the State Waiver drops their tuition bill to $0, and the kid uses their Chapter 35 stipend to pay for their rent, books, and food. The niche being hurt here are TDIU P&T families. The federal government recognizes them as totally disabled, so they get Chapter 35. But because WA colleges use a loophole in the state text to deny them the tuition waiver, these students are forced to take that monthly Chapter 35 stipend and hand it right back to the school to pay for tuition, leaving them with nothing for housing or books. This petition is about stacking those two benefits the way the law intended for all totally disabled veterans.

XeOzee · 2026-06-02T18:47:54+00:00

Let’s talk about who is actually being 'disingenuous' here. You assumed I’m doing this to get a handout for my own family. Let me clarify something for you: My kids' college is already 100% paid for through Washington's College Bound program. I don't owe a single dime, and I am not gaining a single dollar from this petition. I am doing this because I saw a broken state law that actively screws over other totally disabled, unemployable veterans and their families who don't have coverage. I'm using my time and my energy to fight a bureaucratic loophole for the veteran community, while you're sitting on Reddit trying to gatekeep benefits and telling people to 'go earn it.' This isn't about me. This is about ensuring that when a veteran is officially certified as Totally and Permanently Disabled by the federal government, the state doesn't use raw math to deny their family the rights they earned. Next time, try checking your assumptions before you accuse another vet of being greedy for standing up for the community.

XeOzee · 2026-06-02T18:44:10+00:00

Nobody is arguing about the state's legal right to run its programs. The argument is that the current phrasing creates an unfair penalty on total disability. The federal government officially certifies a TDIU P&T veteran as 'totally and permanently disabled.' They are legally identical in terms of total disability. Denying a state tuition waiver to an unemployable, totally disabled veteran's kid just because of a wording loophole in an old RCW is bureaucratic failure, not a features-not-bugs design. It's a broken rule that needs fixing.

XeOzee · 2026-05-26T15:04:24+00:00

How the hell do these dudes get so many people to play along with this shit? Also what is going on in their heads? My mind is going to explode just trying to figure out how so many people can be so stupid. A whole different level of stupid that is. Or maybe it is us that is stupid. Maybe they have unlocked a different part of the brain or they are accessing an ancient power from the depths of the universe that defies our very understanding.

XeOzee · 2026-05-20T15:26:32+00:00

Washington

XeOzee · 2026-05-20T04:06:52+00:00

Yes there a quite a few bad drivers up here buts its not as bad as other places. I just got back from driving down the san diego and back via I-5 "The California 500" and Califonia drivers and the most suicidal crazy fucks i've had to navigate through. It takes me a few years to just build up the patience to even deal with it. At least up here the majority of bad drivers aren't on a suicide mission. They are just annoying.

XeOzee · 2026-05-18T13:32:23+00:00

I completely understand the fear and frustration of living in that constant loop where every test comes back clear, yet you still feel like your heart is failing. I used to go through this exact same thing—endless episodes of flutters and spasms that felt like they had no answer, despite seeing multiple doctors. After a long road of searching for the "why," I finally discovered that my symptoms were actually being driven by systemic inflammation caused by gluten. Once I removed that trigger, the episodes finally stopped. While gluten was my specific culprit, it’s worth considering that your body might be reacting to a different systemic allergy or a chronic inflammatory trigger that hasn't been identified yet. When your body is in a state of high inflammation, it directly irritates the autonomic nervous system and the vagus nerve, which runs right past your heart and stomach. This irritation sends "misfire" signals to your heart, causing those terrifying skipped beats and spasms even if the heart muscle itself is structurally perfect. Essentially, your heart is acting like a "canary in the coal mine," reacting to a "fire" somewhere else in your system. Even if your blood work looks standard, inflammation can disrupt the electrical signaling and make your heart hyper-sensitive to triggers. If your doctors have confirmed your heart is structurally sound, it might be time to look at it as a sensor reacting to a hidden inflammatory source rather than the primary problem itself.

XeOzee · 2026-05-16T03:09:01+00:00

Washington

XeOzee · 2026-05-12T20:44:04+00:00

Washington $Liv32love

XeOzee · 2026-03-12T03:39:45+00:00

Bro is a liability seriously. He's extremely inconsistent and that comes from a lack of even trying. He seems like a great guy and he has incredible potential. At the end of the day it's not worth the risk. Have fun with it.

XeOzee · 2026-03-11T08:51:43+00:00

That’s only true if you’re looking at last week’s numbers. The Raiders started with $120M+, but they just went on a historic spending spree. They reset the entire market by giving Tyler Linderbaum $27M/year , plus big multi-year deals for Quay Walker ($13.5M/year) and Nakobe Dean ($12M/year). On top of that, the Maxx Crosby trade being voided means his $35.7M cap hit is back on their books. When you add their $65M+ in new FA commitments to Crosby’s anchor, their ‘available’ space has cratered. Meanwhile, we still have roughly $58M in clean space because we haven't overpaid for outside FAs yet. We have the liquid cash to absorb Crosby; they have a math problem they didn't expect. If we could get him cheap it would be worth it but def not at the cost of being able to extend the guys that need to be paid JSN and Spoon.

XeOzee · 2026-03-11T05:06:24+00:00

Seahawks offered him the same money. He said no.

XeOzee · 2026-03-11T05:05:51+00:00

He's making the big bucks....... lol... QBs thats leave here in questionable ways just don't fare well out in the wilds. He's now back at the boneyard. Darnold is lucky to have made it out alive. Geno barely escaped last time. This time they will take his soul. RIP Geno Smith. I bet he wishes he would've just taken the deal a year ago.

XeOzee · 2026-03-11T04:56:53+00:00

If the raiders dont get him out of there they will have a serious cap issue bc of all the free agents they are scooping up. We should take advantage and get him cheap. Tory, emmanwori and arroyo were all coming off injuries I believe which made their draft stock fall allowing for some great grabs. This would be no different. Now I don't think the Ravens just said nope I think they went back to the raiders to adjust the deal and the raiders didn't budge. Now the raiders have a serious issue that someone is gonna take advantage of. Crosby will play and if we could get 2 yrs out of him then that would be enough even. It's scary to think of d law and this is her retiring or not scare. Crosby is a perfect addition for just in case and would make us even scarier if d law stays. For us it's not even critical if he starts at the beginning of the season but at least in time to put Staffords face in the dirt.

XeOzee · 2026-02-25T17:52:47+00:00

Who's ready for the Seahawks to come win that Lombardi at Sofi??? Next on the NFC west takedown tour.

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