Basic compensation or increased compensation benefits from the U.S. Veterans Administration: 

• you have a disability which was incurred during military service and may have become worse
• you have a disease or other condition which was incurred and treated during your military service and has recurred

Pension from the Veterans Administration, depending upon your other income: 

• you are a disabled wartime veteran unable to work
• you are a veteran of any war
• you are the dependent parent of a veteran who died in military action
• you are the eligible widow of a deceased wartime veteran

Educational and medical benefits: 

• your spouse/parent has a disability rated as "100 percent service connected" by the Veterans Administration
• your spouse/parent died of a service-connected disability 
  (You may also be eligible for other compensatory benefits)  

Medical care from the Veterans Administration depending upon resource availability:

• you are a veteran over the age of 65
• you require care but cannot afford to pay for such care

Medical care for any condition from the Veterans Administration: 

• you are a veteran with a service-connected disability of 50 percent or more
• you are a World War I veteran
• you are a former prisoner of war