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Qualifying as a ...

Veteran

To receive Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) or Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER) services, you must have served on active duty for:

• More than 180 days and have been discharged or released without a dishonorable discharge, or
• At least one day and have been discharged or released because of a service-related disability, or
• At least one day and have been called to active duty under Title 10 during a period of war, or
• At least one day in a campaign for which a campaign badge is authorized.
  

(Please note: Different criteria apply to qualify for Priority of Service. Please see Veterans Priority of Service for more information.)

Disabled Veteran

You must be:

• A veteran who is entitled to compensation (or would be entitled if you were not getting military retired pay), or
• A person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-related disability.

Special Disabled Veteran

• A veteran who is entitled to compensation (or would be entitled if you were not getting military retired pay) for a disability rated at 30 percent or more, or
• A person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-related disability.

Eligible Person

You must be the spouse of:

• A person who died of a service-related disability, or
• Any active duty member of the Armed Forces who, at the time of application for assistance, has been listed for 90 or more days as
  • Missing in action, or
  • Captured in the line of duty by a hostile force, or
  • Forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by a foreign government or power.
• Any person who has a total permanent disability resulting from a service-related disability, or
• A veteran who died having a total permanent disability resulting from a service-related disability.

For specific information on a program, division or council, click on one of the following links: