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Veterans in need of readjustment counseling who come under the following eligibilty. Please call your local Vet Center:

ELIGIBILITY

Legistration passed by Congress and signed into law by the President changes eligibility for Vet Center readjustment services, and extends definition of the Vietman era for war zone veterans (public Laws 104-262 and 104-275).

Vet Centers serve veterans from the following periods of hostilities:

  • WAR ZONE VETERANS - all eras, including:
    • VIETNAM WAR - 28 Feb. 1961 to 7 May 1975
    • KOREAN WAR - 27 June 1950 to 31 Jan. 1955
    • WORLD WAR II - 7 Dec. 1941 to 31 Dec. 1946
  • AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINES - In ocean going service during the period of armed conflict, 7 Dec. 1941 to 15 Aug. 1945
  • VIETNAM ERA VETERANS NOT IN THE WAR ZONE - 5 Aug. 1964 to 7 May 1975, eligible until January 1, 2004
  • LEBANON - 25 Aug. 1982 to 26 Feb. 1981
  • GRENADA - 23 Oct. 1983 to 21 Nov. 1983
  • PANAMA - 20 Dec. 1989 to 31 Jan. 1990
  • PERSIAN GULF - 2 Aug. 1990 to -
  • SOMALIA - 17 Sept. 1992 to -

OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR, OPERATION JOINT GUARD, OPERATION JOINT FORCE - Vet Center eligibility has been extended to veterans who participated in one or more of these three successive operations in the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia, Herzegovina and Croatia, aboard U.S. Naval vessels operating in the Adriatic Sea, or air spaces above those areas).

SEXUAL TRAUMA/ HARASSMENT COUNSELING - Veterans of any era who experienced sexual trauma while serving on active duty (gender Neutral).

GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM - Veterans who serve in military expeditions to combat terrorism on or after September 11, 2001, and before a terminal date yet to be determined (e.g., Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iragi Freedom).

BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING - Couneling and assistance is now being offered to parents, spouses and children of armed forces personnel who died in service to our country. Also eligible are family members of military reservists and National Guard personnel who die while on active duty. Services are obtained Readjustment Counseling Service at (202) 273-9116 or via electronic mail at vet.center@hq.med.va.gov both of which are specific to this specialized service.