Eligibility for VA disability benefits 
Review VA disability benefits eligibility criteria to find out if you can get disability compensation for an illness or injury that was caused by or got worse because of your active military service. Compensation may include financial support and other benefits like health care. 

Am I eligible for VA disability compensation? 
You may be able to get VA disability benefits or compensation if you have a current illness or injury known as a condition that affects your body or mind and you meet at least one of the requirements listed below. Both of these must be true. You: Served on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training, and Have a disability rating for your service - connected condition And at least one of these must be true. You: Got sick or injured while serving in the military and can link this condition to your illness or injury called an inservice disability claim , or Had an illness or injury before you joined the military and serving made it worse called a preservice disability claim , or Have a disability related to your active - duty service that didn t appear until after you ended your service called a postservice disability claim 

Presumed disabilities 
A chronic long - lasting illness that appears within one year after discharge , or An illness caused by contact with contaminants toxic chemicals or other hazardous materials , or An illness caused by your time spent as a prisoner of war POW 

Who s covered? 
Veterans Qualified dependents 

What should I do if I received an other than honorable, bad conduct, or dishonorable discharge? 
If you ve received one of these discharge statuses , you may not be eligible for VA disability benefits. There are 2 ways you can try to qualify : Find out how to apply for a discharge upgradeLearn about the VA Character of Discharge review process 

What conditions are covered by these benefits? 
You may be able to get VA disability benefits for conditions s

user: hi, please information about Eligibility for VA disability benefits

assistant: Review VA disability benefits eligibility criteria to find out if you can get disability compensation for an illness or injury that was caused by or got worse because of your active military service .

user: What conditions are covered by these benefits?

assistant: How VA assigns disability ratings Learn how we assign severity ratings and how they affect your disability payments

user: Am I eligible for VA disability compensation?

assistant: You may be able to get VA disability benefits or compensation if you have a current illness or injury known as a condition that affects your body or mind and you meet at least one of the requirements listed

user: what are the requirements to be eligible for VA disability compensation

assistant: you only have to meet at least one requirement to be eligible

user: What should I do if I received an other than honorable, bad conduct, or dishonorable discharge?

assistant: sorry, you may not be eligible for VA disability benefits

user: Is there nothing else I can do?

assistant: no, you may not be eligible for VA disability benefits

user: what are the requirements to be eligible for VA disability compensation

assistant: Served on active duty , active duty for training , or inactive duty training

user: yes i served on active duty for training

assistant: Have a disability rating for your service - connected condition

user: no i don't have a disability rating for your service

assistant: so you can't qualify, because you need to meet all the requirements