| Priority Group | Description – Updated September 2022 |
| Priority Group 1: | - Veterans with a VA-rated service-connected disability that is rated by the VA as 50% or more disabling, OR
- Veterans determined by the VA to be unemployable due to a service-connected condition, OR
- Veterans who have received the Medal of Honor
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| Priority Group 2: | - Veterans with VA-rated service-connected disabilities that are 30% or 40% disabling
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| Priority Group 3: | - Veterans who are former prisoners of war (POWs), OR
- Veterans awarded a Purple Heart medal, OR
- Veterans whose discharge was for a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, OR
- Veterans with a VA-rated service-connected disability rated 10% or 20% disabling, OR
- Veterans awarded special eligibility classification under Title 38, U.S.C., Section 1151, “benefits for individuals disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation”
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| Priority Group 4: | - Veterans who are receiving aid and attendance or housebound benefits from the VA, OR
- Veterans who have been determined by the VA to be catastrophically disabled
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| Priority Group 5: | - Veterans with a non-service-connected disability or non-compensable service-connected disability rated as 0% disabling by the VA and whose annual income and net worth are below the VA pension benefits national income threshold, OR
- Veterans receiving VA pension benefits, OR
- Veterans eligible for Medicaid programs
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| Priority Group 6: | - Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability rated at 0% , OR
- Veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during atmospheric testing or during the occupation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, OR
- Project 112/SHAD participants, OR
- Veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, OR
- Veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War between August 2, 1990, and November 11, 1998, OR
- Veterans served on active duty at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987, OR
- Veterans who meet all three of the following requirements: 1. Currently enrolled in VA health care, and 2. Served in a theater of combat operations after November 11, 1998, and 3. Discharged less than five years ago
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| Priority Group 7: | - Veterans with income below the geographic income threshold (GMT) who agree to pay co-pays
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| 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: Veterans with a non-compensable service-connected condition rated 0% disabling enrolled as of January 16, 2003, and who have remained enrolled since that date
- Sub-priority b: Veterans with non-compensable service-connected condition rated 0% disabling, who are enrolled in the VA health care program on or after June 15, 2009 and who have income that exceeds the current VA or geographical limits by 10% or less
- Sub-priority c: Veterans with a non-service-connected condition enrolled in the VA health care program as of January 16, 2003, and who have remained enrolled since that date
- Sub-priority d: Veterans with a non-service-connected condition enrolled in the VA health care program on or after June 15, 2009 and have income higher than the current VA or geographical limits by 10% or less
- Sub-priority e: Veterans with a non-compensable service-connected condition rated 0% disabling who don’t meet the eligibility in subgroup a or b
- Sub-priority g: Veterans without a service-connected condition who don’t meet the eligibility requirements for subgroup c or d
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