VA Priority Groups
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Priority Group 1. Veterans with service-connected conditions rated 50 percent or more disabling or have been discharged or released from the military less than 12 months (365 days).
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Priority Group 2. Veterans with service-connected conditions rated 30-40 percent or more disabling.
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Priority Group 3.
> Veterans who are former prisoners of war.
> Veterans with service-connected conditions rated 10-20 percent disabling.
> Veterans discharged from active duty for a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
> Veterans awarded special eligibility classification under 38 U.S.C., Section 1151.
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Priority Group 4.
> Veterans who are receiving Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits.
> Veterans who have been determined by VA to be catastrophically disabled.
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Priority Group 5. Veterans who have an annual income and net worth below the means test threshold.
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Priority Group 6. All other eligible veterans who are not required to make co-payments for their care including:
> World War I and Mexican Border War veterans.
> Veterans solely seeking care for disorders associated with exposure to a toxic substance, radiation or for disorder associated with service in the Persian Gulf.
> Compensable zero percent service-connected veterans.
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Priority Group 7. Non service-connected veterans and zero percent non-compensable service-connected veterans with income and net worth above the statutory threshold and who agree to pay specified co-payments. At this time there is a co-payment for each prescription and office visit. The VA can collect from your insurance carrier but not from medicare.
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Veterans may be required to meet a financial means test to qualify.