File a pre-discharge claim while overseas | veterans affairs

You can file a disability claim through the Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) program while you’re stationed overseas. Find out how to complete the pre-discharge claim process.  WHAT YOU

NEED TO KNOW TO COMPLETE THE PRE-DISCHARGE CLAIM PROCESS To complete a pre-discharge claim, you must be available for a VA medical exam for 45 days from the date you apply. You’ll need to

have enough time to finish your medical exam in the country where you’re located, which may involve visits to several specialty clinics. YOU’LL NEED TO SUBMIT THESE DOCUMENTS WITH YOUR CLAIM

APPLICATION: NOTE: If you’d like guidance on completing the self-assessment form, you can download instructions. Get instructions for filling out the self-assessment form (PDF) If you

already filed your pre-discharge claim but didn’t submit this self-assessment form yet, you can upload the form online now. Find out how to upload your completed self-assessment form HOW TO

FILE IF YOU’RE IN EUROPE, AFRICA, OR THE MIDDLE EAST Contact the Landstuhl BDD office in Germany in one of these ways: The Germany BDD office is in building 3724 at the Landstuhl Regional

Medical Center. We’re open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central European Time. HOW TO FILE IF YOU’RE IN A COUNTRY IN THE PACIFIC THEATER Contact the Camp Humphreys office in

Korea in one of these ways: The Korea BDD office is in Maude Hall (One-Stop Building). This is building 6400. The office is in room V301, just before the SFL-TAP office. We’re open Monday

through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Korea Standard Time.