VR&E eligibility
Open official sourceU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Reviewed 2026-07-25
Veteran Readiness and Employment—application screening
A Veteran with a VA service-connected rating of at least 10% and a non-dishonorable discharge may apply. A counselor makes the entitlement decision.
Catalog recordExplore requirements
An agency must make the actual eligibility decision.
Program overview
- Administering agency
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Rating relationship
- See the listed eligibility rules
- P&T requirement
- Verify against the official source
- TDIU treatment
- Manual verification required
- Temporary-rating treatment
- Manual verification required
- Residency requirement
- Review the official program rules
Why this result appeared
No personal scenario was used. This neutral catalog view does not imply that you qualify.
Manual requirements
- A Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor determines entitlement and services.
Suggested application steps
- Open the official source and confirm the current requirements.
- Gather the listed records and apply with the administering agency.
Documents to consider
- VA decision or benefit summary letter, when the program requests it
- Government-issued identification
Limits and caveats
- This screening result is educational and is not an agency eligibility decision.
Application, timing, and local administration
- Application requirement
- An official agency application or confirmation may be required
- Filing deadline
- Confirm with the administering agency
- Renewal
- Confirm whether renewal or recertification is required
- Benefit value or formula
- Varies under the official program rule
- Local warning
- Local administration may vary; manual verification may be required
- Source language
- English
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Source record and freshness
Data version 2026.09.11 · Record version effective 2026-01-01 · Next review due 2026-12-11