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TPD discharge fax number (disability loan discharge)

Checked against studentaid.gov on November 11, 2026

Fax a paper total and permanent disability (TPD) discharge application to the U.S. Department of Education at 540-212-2415. Older Nelnet TPD numbers are out of date. Sign it by hand: a typed signature in a cursive font isn’t accepted.

Fax numbers

How to fax it

  1. Fill in the TPD application and sign it by hand.
  2. Add your certification: from a medical professional, or Social Security or VA documentation.
  3. Send it from dimefax.com/send.
  4. Keep the delivered confirmation. Dimefax shows the date and time it went through.

Tips

Dimefax costs 10¢ a page and you’re only charged if the fax goes through. On the web, page credits come in packs of 50 for $4.99, 100 for $9.99 or 200 for $19.99; the Dimefax iPhone app also sells 10 for $0.99. Credits you don’t use stay in your account and last as long as you fax once a year.

Where these numbers come from

Dimefax isn’t part of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Department of Education. We copied these numbers from studentaid.gov on November 11, 2026. Agencies change their numbers: if your letter, notice or form gives a different one, use that.

Questions

What is the TPD discharge fax number?

540-212-2415, the U.S. Department of Education.