Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Elizabeth City State University has repaid the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs nearly $150,000 for overpayment of veterans' benefits after a VA audit found the school miscalculated or incorrectly reported those benefits in more than 100 instances.
The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reports (http://bit.ly/1Je0EQF) the audit caused a suspension of ECSU's ability to certify students for veterans education benefits that help pay for college costs.
University spokeswoman Linita Shannon says the school is working with the VA to determine how much more money may be owed. She says the goal is hold all the veterans harmless.
The state agency that monitors colleges and universities for compliance with rules on disbursing veterans' education benefits halted ECSU's ability to certify students on May 1. The suspension was lifted July 1.
___
Information from: The Daily Advance, http://www.dailyadvance.com/
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
