New Mexico official agency · Reviewed 2026-09-18
New Mexico Military Discharge Papers Protection
Military discharge papers filed with a New Mexico county clerk are restricted records. Access is limited to the Veteran who filed them, the Veteran’s next of kin, or a person holding the Veteran’s general power of attorney. Contact the county clerk for its identity and request procedures.
Catalog recordExplore requirements
An agency must make the actual eligibility decision.
The program is source-verified, but its eligibility rules are not automated in this record.
Program overview
- Administering agency
- New Mexico official agency
- Source verification
- official page text
- Rating relationship
- No rating threshold is inferred; confirm any program-specific disability rule with the administering agency.
- P&T requirement
- P&T is not inferred from the program title or summary; verify the current official requirements.
- TDIU treatment
- Manual verification required.
- Temporary-rating treatment
- Manual verification required.
- Residency requirement
- Residency or another jurisdiction connection may be required; verify the program-specific rule.
Why this result appeared
No personal scenario was used. This neutral catalog view does not imply that you qualify.
Manual requirements
- The linked official source confirms that this program or service exists, but the app has not converted every requirement into automatic eligibility logic.
- Confirm current residency, service, discharge, disability, dependent or survivor status, deadlines, benefit amount, and required documents with the administering agency.
Suggested application steps
- Open the linked program source and review the current requirements.
- Contact the administering agency if any eligibility term, deadline, benefit value, or local procedure is unclear.
- Apply only through the administering agency’s process after confirming that the program fits your circumstances.
Documents to consider
- Military discharge or service record, when requested
- Proof of residence or other jurisdiction connection, when requested
- VA decision or benefit summary letter, when disability status is part of the program
- Dependent, survivor, vehicle, property, education, or income records relevant to the program
Limits and caveats
- Stored description, classification, audience and source/application mapping compared with primary evidence September 18, 2026; not comprehensive program coverage.
- This is an official-source program record, not an agency eligibility decision.
- Program terms can change between review dates; use the linked official source before relying on a deadline, amount, waiver, exemption, or qualification path.
- The program description was checked against text from the linked official page or document.
Application, timing, and local administration
- Application requirement
- The administering agency may require an application, supporting records, or local filing.
- Filing deadline
- Confirm with the administering agency
- Renewal
- Confirm whether renewal, recertification, or annual filing is required.
- Benefit value or formula
- Varies under the official program rule
- Local warning
- Local administration may vary within New Mexico; confirm the filing office, deadline, and local interpretation.
- Source language
- en
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Source record and freshness
New Mexico DVS — Military Discharge Record Protection
Open official sourceNew Mexico Military and Veterans Benefits
Open official sourceU.S. Department of the Army · Reviewed 2026-08-29
Data version 2026.09.18 · Record version effective 2026-08-29 · Next review due 2026-12-27