f. Disability For Veterans requesting a disability percent letter or Civil Service Percent Letters preference letter (CSPL) and the record reflects a Veteran’s or Civil Service terminated status because he/she returned to active duty, do not send any Preference letter stating the Veteran is evaluated at X% or eligible to receive Letters compensation at a particular dollar amount. by Veterans According to , to receive a preference, the Veteran must have been Returned to discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under Active Duty honorable or general conditions. Therefore, if the Veteran is still on active duty, no CSPL can be provided. Advise a Servicemember who is on active duty and wants this type of letter that VA can provide the letter, if appropriate, after he/she has been released from active duty. Continued on next page ______________________________________________________________ g. Commissary Unlimited exchange and commissary store privileges are available to: Letters honorably discharged Veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 100 percent, to include a rating of Individual Unemployability (IU), unremarried surviving spouses of 100 percent service-connected Veterans, retired members of the armed forces, and recipients of the Medal of Honor, and their dependents and orphans. The following commissary letters are available for use: Include DD Form 1172, Important: Application for Uniformed Services as an attachment with this letter. Identification Card DEERS Enrollment, Notes: VA provides certification of total disability. National Guard members, Reservists, and their dependents may also be eligible.
f. Disability Percent Letters or Civil Service Preference Letters by Veterans Returned to Active Duty For Veterans requesting a disability percent letter or Civil Service preference letter (CSPL) and the Veteran’s record reflects a terminated status because he/she returned to active duty, do not send any letter stating the Veteran is evaluated at X% or eligible to receive compensation at a particular dollar amount. According to , to receive a preference, the Veteran must have been discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable or general conditions. Therefore, if the Veteran is still on active duty, no CSPL can be provided. Advise a Servicemember who is on active duty and wants this type of letter that VA can provide the letter, if appropriate, after he/she has been released from active duty. Continued on next page ______________________________________________________________ g. Commissary Letters Unlimited exchange and commissary store privileges are available to: honorably discharged Veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 100 percent, to include a rating of Individual Unemployability (IU), unremarried surviving spouses of 100 percent service-connected Veterans, retired members of the armed forces, and recipients of the Medal of Honor, and their dependents and orphans. The following commissary letters are available for use: Important: Include DD Form 1172, Application for Uniformed Services Identification Card DEERS Enrollment, as an attachment with this letter. Notes: VA provides certification of total disability. National Guard members, Reservists, and their dependents may also be eligible.