c. How to Apply for Restoration

The veteran must complete and send VA Form 26-1880, Request for a Certificate of Eligibility, to the appropriate Eligibility Center.  If the veteran has evidence of payment if full of any prior loans (HUD-1, settlement statement, etc), a copy should be included.  Additionally, any previously issued COEs should be included.  

If the veteran is applying for restoration in order to obtain another VA loan on the same property (as described above in “Special Restoration Cases”), the veteran should include a copy of the loan application submitted to the lender along with VA Form 26-1880.  Unmarried surviving spouses applying for restoration of entitlement also need to complete VA Form 26-1880 supplying the deceased veterans military service data and VA claims file number.