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VA Priority Groups Qualifications

The table below contains the eligibility qualifications for the Veterans Administration’s Priority Groups. Priority Groups, with levels 1-8, are used for allocating medical benefits and long term care resources to US Veterans. Typically, the lower the Priority Group number, the higher the priority the VA assigns to it.

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Priority Group	Description
Priority Group 1:	Veterans with VA-rated service-connected disabilities that are 50% or more disabling Veterans determined by VA to be unemployable due to service-connected conditions
Priority Group 2:	Veterans with VA-rated service-connected disabilities that are 30% or 40% disabling
Priority Group 3:	Veterans who are Former Prisoners of War (POWs) Veterans awarded a Purple Heart medal Veterans whose discharge was for a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty Veterans with VA-rated service-connected disabilities 10% or 20% that is disabling Veterans awarded special eligibility classification under Title 38, U.S.C., Section 1151, “benefits for individuals disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation”
Priority Group 4:	Veterans who are receiving Veterans who are receiving aid and attendance or housebound benefits from VA Veterans who have been determined by VA to be catastrophically disabled
Priority Group 5:	Non-service-connected veterans and non-compensable service-connected veterans rated as 0% disabled by VA and whose annual income and net worth are below the VA pension benefits national income threshold Veterans receiving VA pension benefits Veterans eligible for Medicaid programs
Priority Group 6:	World War I veterans Compensable 0% service-connected veterans Veterans exposed to Ionizing Radiation during atmospheric testing or during the occupation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Project 112/SHAD participants Veterans who served in a theater of combat operations after November 11, 1998 as follows: Veterans discharged from active duty on or after January 28, 2003, who were enrolled as of January 28, 2008 and veterans who apply for enrollment after January 28, 2008, for 5 years post discharge Veterans discharged from active duty before January 28, 2003, who apply for enrollment after January 28, 2008, until January 27, 2011
Priority Group 7:	Veterans with income and/or net worth above the VA national income threshold and income below the geographic income threshold who agree to pay co-pays
Priority Group 8:	Veterans with income and/or net worth above the VA national income threshold and the geographic income threshold who agree to pay co-pays Sub-priority a: Non-compensable 0% service-connected veterans enrolled as of January 16, 2003, and who have remained enrolled since that date Sub-priority c: Non-service-connected veterans enrolled as of January 16, 2003, and who have remained enrolled since that date Sub-priority e: Non-compensable 0% service-connected veterans applying for enrollment after January 16, 2003 Sub-priority g: Non-service-connected veterans applying for enrollment after January 16, 2003

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