Press Coverage March 11, 2026

In GI Bill Case, VA Drops Appeal, Giving Another 1.2 Million Vets Extra Education Benefits

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Timothy McHugh Mary Grace W. Metcalfe

Tim McHugh and Mary Grace Metcalfe, partners with Troutman Pepper Locke, were quoted in the March 11, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times article, “In GI Bill Case, VA Drops Appeal, Giving Another 1.2 Million Vets Extra Education Benefits.”

  • Timothy McHugh, one of several dozen attorneys around the country who worked pro bono, said it’s a relief the VA dropped its stance.
  • “This is a huge step in the right direction,” said McHugh, a former Army paratrooper and Virgina attorney with the law firm Troutman Pepper Locke.
  • But McHugh and other lawyers said the fight isn’t over.
  • …
  • “The old rules are still on the books,” said attorney Mary Grace Metcalfe, of Troutman Pepper Locke, who called the VA’s turnabout a positive “first step.”

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