Eligibility for the Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA”) disability is dependent upon your discharge category. To receive disability benefits, you must be “discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.” To learn more about discharge codes and their effect on receiving benefits, read our blog post here. Armed service members who were discharged honorably or generally with honorable conditions … Read More

If you’ve read our post on veteran qualifications for the Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA”) disability benefits, then you know being discharged “under conditions other than dishonorable” is a major requirement. But what exactly does discharge “under conditions other than dishonorable” entail? A military discharge is simply a release from military obligations for an armed services member. The military … Read More

Filing for disability with the Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA”) can be a stressful process and legally complex. The first step, though, is to determine eligibility based on the VA’s definition of a “veteran.” In this blog post, we will help you break down that definition and provide greater understanding. I served in the military. Does that automatically make … Read More