VA Health Care Eligibility and Priority Groups Explained

Join us for CCK LIVE today as we break down VA health care benefits, eligibility requirements for veterans, priority groups and what healthcare services are covered under each, tips for enrolling, and more! Please leave us your questions or comments below, and thank you for tuning in!

0:00 Introduction
0:43 Overview of VA Healthcare
1:40 Requirements and Eligibility for VA Health Care
3:15 VA Priority Groups
4:35 VA Priority Group 1 Benefits; VA Priority Group 2
5:24 VA Priority Groups 3 and 4
6:14 VA Priority Group 5 and 6
6:54 VA Priority Group 6
8:43 VA Priority Groups 7 and 8
11:03 How to Apply or Enroll for VA Health Care
11:45 Closing Thoughts

[albertobarbossa]

Priority group 459.E veterans who served in Grenada but also went to art school between 1992 and 1994. Priority group 460....

[MarkM]

Not one of your better videos. Anyone can read, like you all did, right off the VA website. Also, there are questions below and you answered NONE of them.

[gilbertorosado]

Thanks for you excelent services.Blessing

[craigpage]

It took me 7 years to get peripheral artery disease a blockage in my artery to my leg to be taken care of. They always wanted to put a bandaid on it. If you had or had it you know how painful it years!

[KASLtja]

Thank you so much. I had no idea what those priority groups where.

[spec]

I served during the Vietnam war and when I got out in 73 I was able to go to the VA and I continued to go until 1980 after 1980 I had a job with good insurance so I didn't feel the need to use the VA. After I retired I wanted to use the VA again and was denied because of income threshold. I recently applied for service connected injuries I received during my service and won so I am again eligible to go to the VA. My question is when did the rules change from 1973?

[jeffdege]

You stated that you could be eligible for priority group five, if you qualify for Medicare. This is incorrect. You can be eligible for priority group five if you qualify for Medicaid, which is a very different thing.

[jeffdege]

Having a service-related disability means a higher priority group, but it doesn't prevent you from enrolling. Not having one means you will have a low priority group.

[lucypoyopoyo]

I just had outpatient surgery as a priority group 7 veteran and I'm worried about the bill I may get.

[kimmi]

On 1974 Vietnam War era, I was honorable discharge from active duty earlier do to a service connection injury. I received VA healthcare but after making claims All my life, I was never granted any compensation or ratings until 2021 when they granted me a 30% for right knee. Can I claim back payment for all those years that I was denied?

[gradylawler]

I'am in group 6 you said 5 yrs for this what happens aftet that what does it mean to be bumped up to what. I'am part of the Camp Lejune 1979-1983 i have hypertention an take a ton of high blood pressure meds and cost

[josephrogers]

If I walk into a vha facilty with 0% renal calculi, 0% bilatertal hearing loss and 10% Tintinius. What priority group am I in and what differance does priority group mean to some of the hight pri groups

[blane]

VA's geographically-adjusted income limit, priority group 5, I would like to access ROTH IRA funds however VA counts that as additional income . Can this be waived

[SNOWMAN]

My discharge just got upgraded from OTH to General. When I apply for Health benefits they deny saying my character of discharge disqualify me. I sent in supplemental claim along with new dd214 showing upgraded General still denied.

[searchersearcher]

Can your Priority group be down graded?

[kylekyle]

Bs! I get va health care and only served 10 months. And am only 10% service connected for tinnitus. So please explain? Does active duty war time ribbon have anything to do with why I was given Healthcare?