Service members who leave the military with an honorable discharge are eligible for a variety of veterans benefits, as long as other eligibility requirements are met. These benefits include ...

This change also opens the door for those who were previously denied benefits to reapply. It's essential to understand that the VA's character of discharge determination is solely for the purpose ...

The Character of Discharge (CoD) that you received from your military service may have an effect on the types of services that you may be eligible for when applying for benefits with the ...

When CBS News first spoke with Allen a year ago, he was still carrying what's known as an other than honorable discharge and still ineligible to access the full spectrum of benefits afforded to ...

Having an "other-than honorable" discharge meant no automatic access to VA benefits or health care. It's a scarlet letter when employers ask about military service; many veterans would deny they ...

Veterans are excluded from VA services and benefits if their discharge was not honorable. Dana Montalto, an attorney for the Veterans Legal Clinic at Harvard University Law School, said that the ...

If you receive this form of military discharge, the U.S. government does not legally consider you a veteran, and therefore you generally cannot receive most veterans benefits. This includes ...