Medina County Veteran Services - Benefit Eligibility

ELIGIBILITY: All benefits (with the exception of some insurance programs and certain medical benefits) payable to the veterans or their dependents require that the service upon which the benefits are requested be terminated under conditions other than dishonorable.

The amount of time you had to serve to qualify for benefits varies between war and peacetime service.

TIMETABLE FOR BENEFITS (from active duty separation date):

V.E.A.P. (1/77 - 3/87)	10 Years
New GI Educational (7/85 - present)	10 Years
Vocation Rehabilitation	12 Years
Home Loans	No Limit
Disability Compensation	Varies
VA Appeals	1 Year to Apply
Medical Care	No Limit
Burial Benefits	Time Varies
One-Time Dental*	90 Days to Apply
Disabled Veteran Insurance**	1 Year
Veteran Group Life Insurance	120 Days from Discharge
Re-employment	90 Days from Discharge
Unemployment Compensation	Time Varies
Employment Assistance	No Limit
* Vets who are service connected for dental and former POW's have no time limit.	** One year from date of Compensation Award.