Veteran Service

The following instructions apply to the Veteran Service Status and Veteran Service Details pages. You may or may not see these pages, depending on how you answer questions, specifically the active duty question in Registration Information.

If you have served in the U.S. military, you will also see different sets of questions depending on your service end date and character of discharge (Honorable or Other):

  • Service End Date in the Past
  • Service End Date in the Future, or
  • Service End Date Less Than 180 Days from Start Date

To view details about the questions asked, review the table below. Note that each question description describes when the question is visible.

Veteran Service Status
Field Description
What is your branch of service? (Drop-Down) Select from the following options:
  • U.S. Air Force
  • U.S. Army
  • U.S. Coast Guard
  • U.S. Marine
  • U.S. Navy
What is your active duty service start date? (Text/Calendar) Enter or select the date.
What is your active duty service end date? (Text/Calendar) Enter the date your active duty service ended, or is projected to end, or your projected retirement date.
  • Projected end date should be within 12 months of today's date. Projected retirement date should be within 24 months of today's date.
Did you serve in the Republic of Vietnam during this period? (Drop-Down) Select Yes or No.
  • This question displays if the active duty service dates fall on or after February 2, 1961 and between February 28, 1961 and May 7, 1975.
What was your character of discharge? (Drop-Down) If you enter an active duty service end date that is in the past, you must select Dishonorable, Honorable, or Other.
Veteran Service Details
Field Description
Active Duty End Date in the Past, Honorable or Other Discharge
Are you or have you been a participant in the Transition Assistance Program (TAP)? (Drop-Down) Select from the following options:
  • Yes, currently participating
  • Yes, previously participated
  • No
  • You cannot select Yes, currently participating if your service end date is in the past.
Are you wounded, ill, or injured and being treated in a military treatment facility or warrior transition unit? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Did you serve on active duty during a war, campaign, or expedition for which a campaign or expeditionary medal has been identified and listed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)? A current listing of the campaigns can be found at OPM's website. (Opens in a new window.) (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Are you homeless? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Are you enrolled in the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP)? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
HVRP Grant Number (Text) Enter the HVRP Grant Number. (Only displays if the previous question is answered Yes.)
HVRP Grantee Service Provider (Text) Enter the name of the service provider. (Only displays if the HVRP enrollment question is answered Yes.)
HVRP Grant Number 2 (Text) Enter the second HVRP Grant Number. (Only displays if the previous question is answered Yes.)
Why are you receiving services from a second HVRP grantee? (Only displays if the previous question is answered.) (Drop-Down) Select from the following options:
  • The grantee is no longer a USDOL grantee
  • The services provided were not sufficient for my needs
  • I left the service area of the first grantee.
  • I lost touch with the first grantee and was recruited by a second grantee
HVRP Grant Number 3 (Text) Enter the third HVRP Grant Number. (Only displays if the previous question is answered.)
Why are you receiving services from a second HVRP grantee? (Only displays if the previous question is answered.) (Drop-Down) Select from the following options:
  • The grantee is no longer a USDOL grantee
  • The services provided were not sufficient for my needs
  • I left the service area of the second grantee.
  • I lost touch with the second grantee and was recruited by a third grantee
Have you received a rating for a disability incurred on active duty that is not entitled to payment from Veterans Affairs (VA)? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Are you entitled to payment from Veterans Affairs (VA) for a disability incurred on active duty? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
What is your disability rating? (Drop-Down) Select from 0% to 100%. (Only displays if a previous question about disability rating is answered Yes.)
Has Veterans Affairs (VA) classified you as a “Special Disabled Veteran” because your disability has been rated less than 30%, but is a major barrier to employment? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Are you entitled to payment from Veterans Affairs (VA) for a disability incurred on active duty that has been rated at 30% or more? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Were you discharged or released because of a disability incurred while on active duty that is not entitled to payment from Veterans Affairs (VA)? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Active Duty End Date in the Future
Will you separate from active duty within 12 months? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Will you retire from the military within 24 months? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Do you need intensive services based on a Career Readiness Standards assessment? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Are you on active duty and being involuntarily separated through a reduction-in-force? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Are you or have you been a participant in the Transition Assistance Program (TAP)? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Are you wounded, ill, or injured and being treated in a military treatment facility or warrior transition unit? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Active Duty End Date Less Than 180 Days from Start Date, Honorable or Other Discharge
Are you or have you been a participant in the Transition Assistance Program (TAP)? (Drop-Down) Select from the following options:
  • Yes, currently participating
  • Yes, previously participated
  • No
  • You cannot select Yes, currently participating if your service end date is in the past.
Are you wounded, ill, or injured and being treated in a military treatment facility or warrior transition unit? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes.
Were you a military reserve or guard unit member who served on active duty for Homeland Security? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes. (If answered Yes, all questions forActive Duty End Date in the Past, Honorable or Other Discharge display.)
Were you a military reserve or guard unit member who served on active duty during a war, campaign, or expedition for which a campaign or expeditionary medal was authorized? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes. (If answered Yes, all questions forActive Duty End Date in the Past, Honorable or Other Discharge display.)
Did you receive a medical discharge or release from active duty due to a service-connected disability? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes. (If answered Yes, all questions forActive Duty End Date in the Past, Honorable or Other Discharge display.) (Only displays if the previous question is answered Yes.)
Did you receive a medical discharge for a pre-existing condition that worsened in the line of duty? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes. (Only displays if previous question about being a military reserve or guard unit member who served on active duty was answered Yes.) (If answered Yes, all questions forActive Duty End Date in the Past, Honorable or Other Discharge display.)
Did you receive a sole survivorship discharge? (Drop-Down) Select No or Yes. (Only displays if previous question about being a military reserve or guard unit member who served on active duty was answered Yes.) (If answered Yes, all questions forActive Duty End Date in the Past, Honorable or Other Discharge display.)

 

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