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WE’LL BASE YOUR PRIORITY GROUP ON: * Your military service history, AND * Your disability rating, AND * Your income level, AND * Whether or not you qualify for Medicaid, AND * Other benefits

you may be receiving (like VA pension benefits) We assign Veterans with service-connected disabilities the highest priority. We assign the lowest priority to Veterans who earn a higher

income and who don’t have any service-connected disabilities qualifying them for disability compensation (monthly payments). If you qualify for more than one priority group, we’ll assign you

to the highest one. PRIORITY GROUP 1 WE MAY ASSIGN YOU TO PRIORITY GROUP 1 IF ANY OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS ARE TRUE: * You have a service-connected disability that we’ve rated as 50% or more

disabling, OR * You have a service-connected disability that we’ve concluded makes you unable to work (also called unemployable), OR * You received the Medal of Honor (MOH) PRIORITY GROUP 2

We may assign you to priority group 2 if you have a service-connected disability that we've rated as 30% or 40% disabling. PRIORITY GROUP 3 WE MAY ASSIGN YOU TO PRIORITY GROUP 3 IF ANY

OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS ARE TRUE: * You’re a former prisoner of war (POW), OR * You received the Purple Heart medal, OR  * You were discharged for a disability that was caused by—or got worse

because of—your active-duty service, OR * You have a service-connected disability that we’ve rated as 10% or 20% disabling, OR * You were awarded special eligibility classification under

Title 38, U.S.C § 1151, “benefits for individuals disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation” PRIORITY GROUP 4 WE MAY ASSIGN YOU TO PRIORITY GROUP 4 IF EITHER OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS

IS TRUE: * You’re receiving VA aid and attendance or housebound benefits, OR * You have received a VA determination of being catastrophically disabled PRIORITY GROUP 5 WE MAY ASSIGN YOU TO

PRIORITY GROUP 5 IF ANY OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS ARE TRUE: * You don’t have a service-connected disability, or you have a non-compensable service-connected disability that we’ve rated as 0%

disabling, AND you have an annual income level that’s below our adjusted income limits (based on your resident zip code), OR * You’re receiving VA pension benefits, OR * You’re eligible for

Medicaid programs PRIORITY GROUP 6 ASSIGNMENT BASED ON DISABILITY RATING OR GENERAL SERVICE HISTORY WE MAY ASSIGN YOU TO PRIORITY GROUP 6 IF ANY OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS ARE TRUE: * You have a

compensable service-connected disability that we’ve rated as 0% disabling, OR * You participated in Project 112/SHAD, OR * You served in World War II between December 7, 1941, and December

31, 1946, OR * You served in the Persian Gulf War between August 2, 1990, and November 11, 1998, OR * You served on active duty at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days between August 1, 1953,

and December 31, 1987 WE MAY ALSO ASSIGN YOU TO PRIORITY GROUP 6 IF ALL OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS ARE TRUE FOR YOU: * You served in a theater of combat operations after November 11, 1998, AND *

You were discharged from active duty on or after October 1, 2013, AND * You meet the minimum active-duty service requirement NOTE: You’ll have 10 years of enhanced eligibility from the date

of your discharge or release. At the end of this 10-year period, we’ll assign you to the highest priority group you qualify for. ASSIGNMENT BASED ON EXPOSURE TO TOXINS OR OTHER HAZARDS We

may also assign you to priority group 6 if you were exposed to toxins or other hazards during military service at home or abroad in any of the ways listed here. WE MAY ASSIGN YOU TO PRIORITY

GROUP 6 IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN A TOXIC EXPOSURE RISK ACTIVITY (TERA) WHILE SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY, ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING, OR INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING.  WE MAY ASSIGN YOU TO PRIORITY GROUP

6 IF YOU WERE ASSIGNED TO A DUTY STATION (INCLUDING AIRSPACE ABOVE) IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS DURING SPECIFIC PERIODS:  * On or after August 2, 1990, in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi

Arabia, Somalia, or the United Arab Emirates, OR  * On or after September 11, 2001, in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Uzbekistan, or any other country that we

determine is relevant  WE MAY ASSIGN YOU TO PRIORITY GROUP 6 IF YOU WERE DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF ANY OF THESE OPERATIONS:  * Operation Enduring Freedom, OR * Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, OR

* Operation Iraqi Freedom, OR * Operation New Dawn, OR * Operation Inherent Resolve, OR * Resolute Support Mission  WE MAY ASSIGN YOU TO PRIORITY GROUP 6 IF YOU WERE EXPOSED TO IONIZING

RADIATION IN ANY OF THESE WAYS:  * During atmospheric testing, OR * During the occupation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, OR * While conducting cleanup of Enewetak Atoll between January 1, 1977,

and December 31, 1980, OR * While participating in onsite response efforts in Palomares, Spain, between January 17, 1966, and March 31, 1967, OR  * While participating in onsite response

efforts  on Thule Air Force Base, Greenland between January 21, 1968, and September 25, 1968  WE MAY ASSIGN YOU TO PRIORITY GROUP 6 IF YOU WERE EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE AND SERVED IN ANY OF

THESE LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS: * The Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, OR * Thailand at any United States or Royal Thai base between January 9, 1962, and June

30, 1976, OR * Laos between December 1, 1965, and September 30, 1969, OR * Cambodia at Mimot or Krek, Kampong Cham Province between April 16, 1969, and April 30, 1969, OR * Guam or American

Samoa or in the territorial waters off of Guam or American Samoa between January 9, 1962, and July 31, 1980, OR  * Johnston Atoll or on a ship that called at Johnston Atoll between January

1, 1972, and September 30, 1977  PRIORITY GROUP 7 WE MAY ASSIGN YOU TO PRIORITY GROUP 7 IF BOTH OF THESE DESCRIPTIONS ARE TRUE FOR YOU: * Your gross household income is below the

geographically adjusted income limits (GMT) for where you live, AND * You agree to pay copays Review current copay rates PRIORITY GROUP 8 WE MAY ASSIGN YOU TO PRIORITY GROUP 8 IF BOTH OF

THESE DESCRIPTIONS ARE TRUE FOR YOU: * Your gross household income is above VA income limits and geographically adjusted income limits for where you live, AND * You agree to pay copays

Review current copay rates If you’re assigned to priority group 8, your eligibility for VA health care benefits will depend on which subpriority group we place you in.