If you re totally and permanently disabled, you may qualify for a discharge of your federal student loans and/or Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant service obligation. 
A total and permanent disability TPD discharge relieves you from having to repay a William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Direct Loan Program loan, a Federal Family Education Loan FFEL Program loan, and/or a Federal Perkins Loan or to complete a TEACH Grant service obligation. To qualify for a TPD discharge , you must complete and submit a TPD discharge application, along with documentation showing that you meet our requirements for being considered totally and permanently disabled, to Nelnet, the servicer that assists the U.S. Department of Education with the TPD discharge process. Note: Throughout this page , the words " we, " " our, " and " us " refer to the U.S. Department of Education. 

How do I show that I qualify for a TPD discharge? 
You can show that you qualify for a TPD discharge by providing documentation from one of three sources : the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VA the Social Security Administration SSA a physician There are specific requirements for each type of supporting documentation that you can submit to show your eligibility. 

VA Documentation 
If you re a veteran , you can qualify for a TPD discharge by providing documentation from the VA that shows you have received a VA disability determination because you 1 have a service - connected disability that is 100 percent disabling; or 2 are totally disabled based on an individual unemployability rating. 

SSA Documentation 
If you re eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income , you can qualify for a TPD discharge if you provide a copy of your SSA notice of award or Benefits Planning Query showing that your next scheduled disability review will be five to seven years or more from the date of your last SSA disability determination. We work with th

user: Could you please give me some information about finding out how to get a discharge of my federal student loans if I have recently become disabled? 

assistant: A total and permanent disability discharge relieves you from having to repay a William D. Ford Federal District Loan Direct Loan Program loan, a Federal Family Education Loan FFEL Program loan, and/or a Federal Perkins Loan or to complete a TEACH Grant service obligation. 

assistant: Are you attempting to qualify for the total and permanent disability discharge? 

user: I am not at this time.  I am just needing to seek information about the possibility. 

user: Does this type of discharge actually also apply for TEACH Grant service obligations? 

assistant: It does indeed. 

user: How would I be able to show that I qualify for the TPD discharge of my loan and obligations? 

assistant: Do you have documentation from either the Department of Veterans Affairs, the SSA, or a physician? 

user: I do have that documentation, yes. 

assistant: Is your documentation from the Department of Veterans Affairs? 

user: It is. 

assistant: You will be able to use that documentation to show that you qualify for a TPD discharge. 

user: Where can I find more in depth information about TPD discharges? 

assistant: You can visit the website at disabilitydischarge.com for more information.