- Eligibility: You may be eligible for VA health care benefits if you served in the active military, naval, or air service and didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge.
- If you enlisted after September 7, 1980, or entered active duty after October 16, 1981
- You must have served 24 continuous months or the full period for which you were called to active duty, unless any of the descriptions below are true for you.
- This minimum duty requirement may not apply if any of these are true:
- You were discharged for a disability that was caused—or made worse—by your active-duty service, or
- You were discharged for a hardship or “early out,” or
- You served prior to September 7, 1980
- You must have served 24 continuous months or the full period for which you were called to active duty, unless any of the descriptions below are true for you.
- If you served in certain locations and time periods during the Vietnam War era
- If you meet the basic service and discharge requirements and were exposed to toxins or other hazards while serving our country—at home or abroad, you’re eligible for VA health care. This includes all Veterans who served in the Vietnam War, Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, or any other combat zone after 9/11.
- If you enlisted after September 7, 1980, or entered active duty after October 16, 1981
- Common Forms Required (Others may be needed)
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