Skip to main content (Press Enter).
 News
    
        Photos

    Week in Photos

    Air Force TV

    Commentaries

    Features

    Art

    About Us
    
        Air Force Senior Leaders
    
        SECAF

    CSAF

    CMSAF

    Biographies

    Fact Sheets

    SECAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library
    
        CSAF Leadership Library 2022

    CSAF Leadership Library 2021

    CSAF Reading List Pre-2020 Archive
    
        2018 CSAF Reading List

    2017 CSAF Reading List

    2016 CSAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library 2023

    CMSAF Leadership Library

    50 Years of the CMSAF

    Adjunct Professors

    Air Force Strategic Documents

    Arctic Strategy

    Empowered Airmen

    State Licensure Portability

    Careers

    AF Federal Advisory Committees

    AF 75th Anniversary

    Policy Updates

    AF Content Management

    Contact Us

    AF Sites
    
        Site RegistrationU.S. Air Force LogoAir Force

        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Benefits Delivery at Discharge program redesigned for faster resultsPublished Nov. 6, 2017
                    
                    By Richard Salomon
                    
                    
                    Air Force’s Personnel Center Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) --**The Benefits Delivery at Discharge program was recently redesigned to allow most service members to receive disability benefit decisions the day after their discharge.
These changes will allow Veterans Affairs to conduct exams, review medical evidence and process ratings before Airmen are released from active duty. In most cases, VA benefit decisions will be provided the day after discharge instead of weeks later under the previous program. 
Airmen using the Benefits Delivery at Discharge program can submit their claim for a service-connected disability 90 to 180 days before being discharged from active duty. Before Oct. 1, 2017, it was 60 to 180 days before discharge.
“This extra time is needed to ensure medical exams can be conducted and evaluated, and that the claims are rated prior to the separation,” said Wendy Link, Transition Assistance Program manager at the Air Force’s Personnel Center. “This change will allow Airmen to get the benefits they have earned and deserve as quickly and accurately as possible.” 
To participate in the Benefits Delivery at Discharge program, Airmen must attend a VA examination 45 days after the claim is submitted.
To more effectively focus resources on the Benefits Delivery at Discharge program, the Quick Start program will be eliminated. Quick Start allowed Airmen who did not meet the Benefits Delivery at Discharge window to submit their claim and evidence up until one day before discharge from active duty. While Airmen can still submit their claim with 89 days or less prior to their discharge, the claims will not be processed until after their separation.
For more information, visit https://www.benefits.va.gov/predischarge or call the Veterans Affairs Call Center at 1-800-827-1000.medical 



AFPC 



VA 



taking care of people 



JB San Antonio-Randolph 



Air Force’s Personnel Center 



Benefits Delivery 



BDD 



veterans affairs Featured News
        Senior Leader Priorities
                SecAF Kendall visits Bangor ANG Base
                    
                    Vice President Harris congratulates USAFA Class of ‘24
                    
                    Senate confirms Melissa Dalton as next Under Secretary of the Air Force
                    
                    ‘One Team, One Fight’: SecAF visits Keesler AFB
                    
                    SecAF Kendall experiences VISTA of future flight test at Edwards AFBInnovation
                AFSFC reaches final phase of fielding Model Defender gear
                    
                    Around the Air Force: PCS Allowances, Air Task Forces, All-Volunteer Force
                    
                    AFIMSC focuses I-WEPTAC topics on GPC solutions
                    
                    Optimizing AI, Air University hosts Artificial Intelligence Symposium
                    
                    AFIMSC tools deliver data-driven solutions across DAFMAJCOM News
                AFMC to expand AcqDemo workforce
                    
                    AFMC empowers small businesses for Air Force reoptimization
                    
                    Acquisition Instructor Course Class 25A open for nominations
                    
                    Air Guard leaders host 2024 Wing Leader Conference
                    
                    Referral bonuses aim to help fill mission-critical vacancies
 Quick Links
AccessibilityContact UsEqual OpportunityFOIA | Privacy | Section 508Information QualityInspector GeneralJAG Court-Martial DocketLink DisclaimerNo FEAR ActOpen GovernmentOSI Tip LinePlain LanguageQuestionsResilienceRSSSite MapVeterans Crisis LineCareers
Join the Air ForceAir Force BenefitsAir Force CareersAir Force ReserveAir National GuardCivilian ServiceConnect
            Get Social with Us
            
            Official United States Air Force Website
    Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil