Vocational Rehab for a PhD?

I have the form, typed the cover letter, and will shortly mail my request for Vocational Rehabilitation, now that I've been rated at 30%. If you've read any of my crap, you know I have a thing about being a teacher. You also know I have a bad back, and that picking up for public school kids was killing me. Some of my former coleagues tell me it's only getting worse.

And I thought, about two years ago, about getting my MA, or PhD, and teaching at community college. Two years ago, I wasn't in a position to do the studies, a PhD is not cheap, no matter where you go, or what you have for help. Now that I've broken the 20% level, and I have a new award letter, the question is: Will the VA pay for my PhD? At age 60?

Okay, okay... I'm not taking drugs, haven't drank in years, but if I can no longer manage the custodial chores of a public school classroom, doesn't the VA help me to get into a position to where I can still do the job I love doing?

Sorry, I know this is pretty self-serving, but I haven't worked in three years. I'd like to do it again, before I'm no longer able. I'd make a good college professor for a JC. I could work a couple of classes, two or three times a week. Not a whole lot of stress. Sounds to me like Heaven.
Doctor Martin... has a nice sound. Kinda flows off the tongue nicely. Yeah, I know it isn't like that, but when you can put PhD after your name, people tend to pay a little more attention.
Right now, it's a fantasy; tomorrow, who knows? I've heard of Voc Rehab doing other things, why not finance my graduate program? I mean, c'mon, give a brother a break, eh?
Oh well, guess we'll see...
Back on Planet Earth, had my back "shot" back in June. Usual response, but feeling a twinge at under 30 days. EZ told me, from Day 1, that the effects would not last forever, and sooner-or-later not work at all. aheu9pyqef8v Pardon, just got a chill thinking about that.
Ah, well, screw it! No one ever told me that aging was "fun," although the conveniently neglegted to mention that it began to hurt.