✓ RATING METVA health care · Priority Group 1 FEDERAL HEALTH CARE MIN 50% Veterans rated 50% or higher may be assigned to Priority Group 1, generally with no copays, verify with VA health eligibility. ▾
✓ RATING METCommissary, exchange & MWR access FEDERAL ACCESS ANY SC RATING Veterans with any service-connected rating may be eligible for in-person commissary, exchange, and MWR privileges with a VHIC, verify with VA/DoD installation access. ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSVeteran Health Identification Card (VHIC) FEDERAL ACCESS ANY SC RATING Veterans enrolled in VA health care may be eligible for the Veteran Health Identification Card used for appointment check-in and installation access, verify with VA health eligibility. ▾
✓ RATING METFederal civil-service hiring preference FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT MIN 10% Veterans with a compensable service-connected rating may be eligible for 10-point preference in federal hiring, verify with OPM or the hiring agency. 10-point ▾
✓ RATING METFederal income-tax exclusion of VA disability compensation FEDERAL TAX MIN 10% Veterans with a compensable service-connected rating may be eligible to exclude VA disability compensation from federal gross income, verify with the IRS. ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSVeterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife) FEDERAL INSURANCE ANY SC RATING Veterans with any service-connected rating may be eligible for guaranteed-acceptance whole life coverage of up to $40,000, verify with VA life insurance. Up to $40,000 ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSVA home loan funding fee exemption FEDERAL INSURANCE MIN 10% Veterans receiving VA disability compensation may be eligible to have the VA home loan funding fee waived entirely, verify with the VA home loan program through your lender. Funding fee waived ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSAdded compensation for dependents FEDERAL INSURANCE MIN 30% Veterans rated 30% or higher with a spouse, child, or dependent parent may be eligible for added monthly compensation, verify with VA. ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSCHAMPVA health coverage for spouse and children FEDERAL HEALTH CARE MIN 100% P&T The spouse and children of a veteran with a permanent and total service-connected disability may be eligible for CHAMPVA health coverage, verify with the VHA Office of Community Care. ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSChapter 35 education benefit for dependents (DEA) FEDERAL EDUCATION MIN 100% P&T The spouse and children of a veteran with a permanent and total service-connected disability may be eligible for monthly education assistance, verify with VA education service. Up to $1,574.00/month ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSSpecially adapted housing grants (SAH / SHA) FEDERAL ACCESS QUALIFYING LOSSES Veterans with specific severe service-connected losses may be eligible for a grant to build or adapt a home, verify with the VA housing grants program. SAH up to $126,526 · SHA up to $25,349 (FY 2026) ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSAutomobile allowance & adaptive equipment FEDERAL ACCESS QUALIFYING LOSSES Veterans with specific severe service-connected losses may be eligible for a one-time vehicle purchase allowance and adaptive equipment, verify with VA. Up to $27,074.99 ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSAnnual clothing allowance FEDERAL HEALTH CARE QUALIFYING CONDITION Veterans whose service-connected condition requires an appliance or skin medication that damages clothing may be eligible for an annual allowance, verify with your VA medical center. $1,053.19/year ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSVeteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E, Chapter 31) FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT MIN 10% Veterans rated 10% or higher whose service-connected condition creates an employment handicap may be eligible for training, education, and job support, verify with VA VR&E. Tuition + subsistence ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSConcurrent retirement and disability pay (CRDP) FEDERAL TAX MIN 50% · RETIREES Military retirees with 20 or more years of service rated 50% or higher may be eligible to receive retired pay and VA compensation together, verify with DFAS. Restores offset retired pay ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSCombat-related special compensation (CRSC) FEDERAL TAX COMBAT · RETIREES Military retirees whose compensable rating covers a combat-related disability may be eligible for a tax-free monthly payment, verify with your branch of service. Tax-free monthly payment ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSSpace-available travel on military aircraft FEDERAL RECREATION MIN 100% P&T Veterans with a permanent service-connected disability rated as total may be eligible for free space-available flights on military aircraft, verify with an Air Mobility Command passenger terminal. Free space-available flights ▾
◍ VERIFY CONDITIONSVA comprehensive dental care (Class IV) FEDERAL HEALTH CARE MIN 100% Veterans rated 100%, or paid at the 100% rate through individual unemployability, may be eligible for any needed VA dental care, verify with your VA dental clinic. Any needed dental care ▾
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