Veterans with Other-Than-Honorable Discharge: Get Mental Health Care from VA

Written By kelli pearson

If you have an other-than-honorable discharge, you may still be eligible to receive mental health care from VA.
Learn more at: https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/100460/dramatic-increase-in-mental-health-services-to-other-than-honorable-discharge-veterans/

In addition, VA is working to increase awareness for service members with OTH discharges, seeking to educate them on eligibility for benefits and services, despite the character of discharge (COD) assigned at separation.

Too often, Veterans self-select away from VA thinking the OTH discharge makes them ineligible for VA benefits and services. However, in some instances, they may still be found eligible to receive health care and/or compensation.

Over the past three years, VA’s eligibility determination rate for OTH Veterans has been above 72% in granting Veterans access to benefits and/or health care. VA continues to encourage Veterans to apply, regardless of their COD, and let VA determine eligibility.

If you’re a Veteran having thoughts of suicide or you know one who is, contact the Veterans Crisis Line 24/7/365 days a year. Call 1-800-273-8255 and press 1, text 838255, or chat online at http://veteranscrisisline.net/Chat.

kelli pearson

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