Posted on May 14, 2020
I served for two years from 02 September 1980 until September 1982. Do I qualify for any medical benefits?
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If you earned an honorable discharge, you may. Check with VA to be sure.
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Just for serving? No.
Unless there are service connected injuries or disabilities you haven't mentioned.
Unless there are service connected injuries or disabilities you haven't mentioned.
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SSgt Christophe Murphy
If the service member meets the VA eligibility requirements they would potentially rate benefits for their service. Disability percentages are a separate conversation all together.
https://www.va.gov/health-care/eligibility/
https://www.va.gov/health-care/eligibility/
Eligibility for VA health care | Veterans Affairs
Review VA health care eligibility criteria. Find out if you qualify for VA health care, how VA priority groups may affect you, and how to apply.
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You are if medical problem is service connnected. Go on line and check with the VA.
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MSgt Gilbert Jones
One thing that I would like to tell any veteran that has tried to get VA benefits and was turned down. The VA plays games, they will continue to ask you for more information when you have given them every thing you have. Every 90 days they will send you you letters asking for the same information you have already sent. I had my first VA exam in Oct 1981, they gave me a 10% non compensatory rating. At that time the friend to military (Ha Ha) President Ronald Reagan sent a msg to the VA stating that retired members would no longer be treated as veterans because we were receiving retired pay and could only be treated for service connected illness. So if I had a heart attack and the nearest facility other than the VA was a civilian hospital I would better have insurance. The nearest military hospital to me was Great Lakes Navel Hospital. My blood pressure shot up to 180 while sitting in the chair having my blood pressure checked. One of the main reasons I made a career in the service was for the health benefits. It took me over 25 years of continuous fighting with the VA to finally increase my rating to 100%. I met other Vets who receive their ratings from other VA regions other then the one in Chicago that had 100% for the same problems and mine at the time was 60%. So, you see you have to have a lot of tenacity and just hang in and play their game. It seems they want you to get frustrated and give up.
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