Of course. You may qualify for enhanced eligibility status meaning you'll be placed in a higher priority group, which makes you more likely to get benefits, if you meet at least one of the requirements.
Would you be so kind and tell me the requirements?
Do you currently receive financial compensation payments from VA for a service-connected disability?
Nope. I don't receive any payments right now.
Have you been discharged for a disability resulting from something that happened to you in the line of duty?
Yes, I have been discharged after I was recently crippled during a combat mission.
Then you may qualify for enhanced eligibility status meaning you'll be placed in a higher priority group, which makes you more likely to get benefits if you meet at least one of the requirements.
I've served this country since 1979. I did more than my duty, sure you can do something for me now, am I right?
Of course. If you served prior to September 7, 1980, you will qualify for benefits.
That's what I want to hear. And what about those VA health care benefits?
You may be able to get VA health care benefits if you served in the active military, naval, or air service and didn't receive a dishonorable discharge.
What if I'm a combat Veteran who just returned from service? Like I said, I've served this country since 1979, God bless America, but wasn't crippled until recently, after a bomb went off on a combat mission in Iraq. I really need those benefits, I don't want to burden my family.