diff --git a/app/models/saved_claim/education_benefits/va_1990e.rb b/app/models/saved_claim/education_benefits/va_1990e.rb
index d6915284092..f26f1e3856c 100644
--- a/app/models/saved_claim/education_benefits/va_1990e.rb
+++ b/app/models/saved_claim/education_benefits/va_1990e.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ class SavedClaim::EducationBenefits::VA1990e < SavedClaim::EducationBenefits
   def after_submit(user)
     return unless Flipper.enabled?(:form1990e_confirmation_email)
 
-    # only sending to unauthenticated users at this time
-    return if user.present?
+    if Flipper.enabled?(:form1990e_auth_confirmation_email)
+      # allow for phased rollout of authenticated users
+    elsif user.present?
+      # skip sending to authenticated users
+      return
+    end
 
     parsed_form_data ||= JSON.parse(form)
     email = parsed_form_data['email']
diff --git a/config/features.yml b/config/features.yml
index 580107dc80b..34bcb84437c 100644
--- a/config/features.yml
+++ b/config/features.yml
@@ -370,6 +370,10 @@ features:
     actor_type: user
     description: Enables form 1990 email submission confirmation for authenticated users (VaNotify)
     enable_in_development: true
+  form1990e_auth_confirmation_email:
+    actor_type: user
+    description: Enables form 1990 email submission confirmation for authenticated users (VaNotify)
+    enable_in_development: true
   form1995_confirmation_email:
     actor_type: user
     description: Enables form 1995 email submission confirmation (VaNotify)
diff --git a/spec/models/saved_claim/education_benefits/va1990e_spec.rb b/spec/models/saved_claim/education_benefits/va1990e_spec.rb
index f45113e98a2..4f1bd0a5e28 100644
--- a/spec/models/saved_claim/education_benefits/va1990e_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/saved_claim/education_benefits/va1990e_spec.rb
@@ -14,13 +14,24 @@
     let(:user) { create(:user) }
 
     describe 'confirmation email for the 1990e' do
-      it 'is skipped when user is present' do
+      it 'is skipped when user is present and feature flag is turned off' do
+        Flipper.disable(:form1990e_auth_confirmation_email)
         allow(VANotify::EmailJob).to receive(:perform_async)
 
         subject = create(:va1990e_with_email)
         subject.after_submit(user)
 
         expect(VANotify::EmailJob).not_to have_received(:perform_async)
+        Flipper.enable(:form1990e_auth_confirmation_email)
+      end
+
+      it 'is enabled when user is present and feature flag is turned on' do
+        allow(VANotify::EmailJob).to receive(:perform_async)
+
+        subject = create(:va1990e_with_email)
+        subject.after_submit(user)
+
+        expect(VANotify::EmailJob).to have_received(:perform_async)
       end
 
       it 'sends if no user is present' do