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: Hello, can you clarify for me what is the discharge of your federal loans?

assistant: It mainly consists of a TPD discharge for total and permanent disability frees you from having to pay a loan, but you must qualify for such a plan.

assistant: It is vitally important to qualify for a TPD download.

user: Please can you tell me what requirements are required to qualify?

assistant: Sure, it's important to complete and submit a TPD download request. also provide a series of documents that show that.

user: Can you advise me how I qualify for a TPD download?

assistant: To this end, you must meet various requirements to achieve this end.

user: What documentation should you submit?

assistant: It is important that you find the information in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

user: Can you expand that information more?

assistant: In addition, it is vitally important that you visit the SSA Social Security Administration.

user: What is the purpose of SSA Social Security?

assistant: Of note, you can qualify for the plan by providing documentation from one of three sources.

user: Perfect, what else should I know?

assistant: It is noteworthy that for student payments it will stop for 120 days to give you time to submit your application.