It depends. If you have multiple periods of service, the in-service event or injury must have occurred during an honorable period of service. This means if you received a dishonorable discharge or a discharge under other than honorable conditions, you may need to have your discharge status overturned or point to another period of honorable service before you would be eligible to qualify for VA disability benefits. An honorable period of service includes a general or medical discharge or a discharge under honorable conditions, as long as the event or injury was not the result of willful misconduct.