2025-2026 Federal Loan Discharged Due To Disability

If this item is listed under your Financing Tasks in My ASU, your financial aid disbursement will be placed on hold until you provide the information requested.

Why this is needed

Federal Student Aid (FSA) records show that you have one or more federal student loans and/or Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grants that were discharged due to a total and permanent disability (TPD). In order for Financial Aid and Scholarship Services to continue processing your financial aid, we need you to confirm if you want additional federal loans and/or TEACH grants.

Important

If your disability discharge was approved based on a Social Security Administration (SSA) or a medical professional’s certification, you are subject to a three-year post-discharge monitoring period beginning on the date the TPD discharge is granted. If you chose to receive new federal loans and/or TEACH grants during this time, your previous discharge will be reinstated.

This means:

• Your loans or TEACH grants will no longer be in discharged status.
• You will need to repay your previously discharged loans.
• You will need to complete TEACH grant service obligations again.

Additional requirement for Veterans Affairs (VA) disability discharges

If your loan discharge was based on a determination from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), additional documentation may be required before federal loans can be processed. You must either:

1. Provide a physician’s statement confirming your ability to engage in substantial gainful activity and the Form listed below, or
2. Ensure your federal loan status has been fully updated in the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) to reflect that the VA discharge has been reversed.

Documentation from a loan holder alone is not sufficient. If these requirements are not met, you will not be eligible to receive new federal loans or TEACH Grants.

Before moving forward, contact the Department of Education’s TPD Servicer, Nelnet at (888) 303-7818 to check your current status and let them know your plan to receive new federal aid.

Instructions

If you do not wish to be considered for federal loans or TEACH grants:

1. Click the link below to access the eForm.
2. Select that you do not want to be considered.
3. Submit the completed eForm.

If you wish to be considered for federal loans and/or TEACH grants and this is your first request for awards since your loans were discharged due to disability:

1. Click the link below to access the eForm.
2. Indicate you wish to be considered and whether or not your disability discharge was determined by the Veterans Affairs Office.
3. Acknowledge each statement (type your full initials).
4. Upload a physician's letter or download the ASU Physician Statement at the bottom of this page only if you are requesting new federal loans and/or TEACH grants.
5. Upload a current (within 30 days) letter from TPD Servicer indicating your discharged loans have been reinstated and repayment has resumed if you are subject to the post-discharge monitoring period. If you are unsure whether you are in the post-discharge monitoring period, contact the TPD Servicer Nelnet at (888) 303-7818.
6. Submit the completed eForm.

If you’ve already provided a physician’s letter and are requesting continuing funds:

1. Click the link below to access the eForm.
2. Indicate you wish to be considered and whether or not your disability discharge was determined by the Veterans Affairs Office.
3. Acknowledge each statement (type your full initials).
4. Upload a current (within 30 days) letter from TPD Servicer indicating your discharged loans have been reinstated and repayment has resumed if you are subject to the post-discharge monitoring period. If you are unsure whether you are in the post-discharge monitoring period, contact the TPD Servicer Nelnet at (888) 303-7818.
5. Submit the completed eForm.

You can view your document status on My ASU's Finances tab. Please allow two to three business days after you submit it for our receipt to show in your Financing Tasks.

If you would like to better understand how this may affect your previous loans, a financial aid counselor can help. You can schedule an appointment here: Online and Corporate Partner Financial Aid and Scholarship Services Booking