Oth Discharge Eligibility

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It is my understanding that if a veteran receives an "Other than Honorable" discharge, VA benefits may be denied. However, if a veteran has previously been permitted to reenlist (in this case, after about six years of service), would that constitute a period of honorable service, even though there is no 214 for that time period?

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For the one-time dental benefit after release from active duty, the discharge must be other than dishonorable. From the Dental Program Handbook, 1130.1:

1. In the case of Gulf War Veterans (which includes Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn Veterans), they must have served on active duty and been discharged or released, under conditions other than dishonorable, from a period of active military, naval, or air service of not less than 90 days. For others, they must have been discharged or released, under conditions other than dishonorable, from any other period of active military, naval, or air service of not less than 180 days.

I bet the same applies to all VA care.