VA disability benefits in Missouri, by rating
Your VA combined disability rating is a federal figure, so the federal programs below may open up for veterans in Missouri the same as anywhere. Missouri also runs its own programs through the Missouri Veterans Commission, the official state source. We explain what exists and name who decides. We never decide for you.
Missouri's verified state programs appear in the Benefits Explorer alongside the federal set, keyed to your rating.
Federal benefits, keyed to your rating
These are decided by federal agencies and apply to veterans in every state. Each shows the minimum rating condition and who decides.
Veterans rated 50% or higher may be assigned to Priority Group 1, generally with no copays, verify with VA health eligibility.
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.
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.
Veterans with a compensable service-connected rating may be eligible for 10-point preference in federal hiring, verify with OPM or the hiring agency.
Veterans with a compensable service-connected rating may be eligible to exclude VA disability compensation from federal gross income, verify with the IRS.
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.
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.
Veterans rated 30% or higher with a spouse, child, or dependent parent may be eligible for added monthly compensation, verify with VA.
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.
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.
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.
Veterans with specific severe service-connected losses may be eligible for a one-time vehicle purchase allowance and adaptive equipment, verify with VA.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
See this keyed to your combined rating
The Benefits Explorer keys the whole set to your rating, and lists Missouri’s verified programs as they land. Educational only. Every program is decided by the agency named on it.