Troutman Pepper Locke was mentioned in the March 31, 2025 Military.com article, “Military Retirees Say They Were Denied Extended GI Bill Benefits Despite Supreme Court Ruling.”

At the time, attorneys from the firm Troutman Pepper Locke, which represented Rudisill pro bono, said the decision would help an estimated 1.7 million receive additional benefits.

Now representing Yoon and Doran, they say the VA’s interpretation of the decision would greatly limit the number eligible for the extra coverage. They added that the department also has not established any mechanisms for helping eligible veterans receive their extra Post-9/11 benefits retroactively.

“It is clear error for the secretary to deny petitioners their full suite of educational benefits,” the attorneys wrote in a petition for relief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

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