Military Discharges: Character of Service and Eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits

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R48907

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4

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Active

Published

Apr 15, 2026

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Jun 2, 2026, 9:53 am UTC

Authors: Daniel T. Shedd, Madeline E. Moreno, Kristy N. Kamarck, Jared S. Sussman

Source topics: Health Care, Military Personnel, Military Personnel, Compensation & Health Care, Veterans & Military Health Care, Veterans Disability Compensation & Pensions

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Related federal bills

• S 1307An Act to deny entitlement to veterans' benefits to certain persons who would otherwise become so entitled solely by virtue of the administrative upgrading under temporarily revised standards of other than honorable discharges from service during the Vietnam era; to require case-by-case review under uniform, historically consistent, generally applicable standards and procedures prior to the award of veterans' benefits to persons administratively discharged under other than honorable conditions from active military, naval, or air service; and for other purposes.
  95th Congress