Texas community resource

VA Character of Discharge Determination for Benefits

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

VA eligibility review for some former service members with non-honorable discharge characterizations.

TexasVeterans Benefits and ClaimsNationwide; available to eligible residents of the listed West Texas counties.

How to get help

Apply for the relevant VA care or benefit. VA reviews the circumstances and determines eligibility; previously denied former service members may reapply under the regulation effective June 25, 2024.

Who this service helps

Applicants with discharge characterizations that do not automatically satisfy VA's general other-than-dishonorable standard may still qualify depending on VA's determination and applicable statutory and regulatory bars.

Where this service is available

Service area: Nationwide; available to eligible residents of the listed West Texas counties.

A service area describes where help is offered or who may be served. It is not necessarily the organization’s physical location.

Location and contact

Visit the organization website

Source and verification

Source: Public-source listing

Cost / fees

No application fee.

About this service

VA may make a character-of-discharge determination for benefits and services when a former service member has an undesirable, bad-conduct, or other-than-honorable discharge.

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