VA Benefits Delivery at Discharge Office

The Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) Partnered Mission

The Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) Intake Office in Landstuhl, Germany, processes pre-discharge disability compensation claims from active-duty service members stationed in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Service members must be within 180 – 90 days of their effective separation or retirement date and must be available to attend all necessary examinations in the location from which they are separating.

You may be eligible to participate in the BDD Program if you must meet all the requirements.

All of these must be true:

• You’re a service member on full-time active duty (including a member of the National Guard, Reserve, or Coast Guard)
• You have a known separation date
• Your separation date is in the next 180 to 90 days
• You’re available to attend VA exams for 45 days from the date you submitted your claim
• You provide a copy of your service treatment records (STRs) for your current period of service.
• You provide a Separation Health Assessment (SHA) Part A form.

Download a Separation Health Assessment - Part A Self-Assessment form (PDF)

How to Start a BDD Claim:

Service members should submit a complete BDD packet (application, STRs, and SHA Part A) online using VA.gov.  If you're unable to submit an online disability application (VA Form 21-526ez) using VA.gov, you can complete the PDF version of the application and submit it along with the required supporting evidence (STRs and SHA Part A) via Quick Submit.
To ensure you are completing the most recent version of VA Form 21-526EZ (Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits), the form should only be downloaded from VA.gov.

Learn More About the BDD Program:

To learn more about the Benefits Delivery at Discharge (BDD) program, please visit the VA’s website at https://www.va.gov/disability/how-to-file-claim/when-to-file/pre-discharge-claim/

Alternatively, you may visit the Intake Office in Landstuhl from 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily (except federal holidays), attend BDD informational workshop, OR contact them via email at GermanyBDD.vbapit@va.gov
For Service members who wish to schedule an appointment, appointments are scheduled using the VA’s Visitor Engagement Reporting Application (VERA).

VERA - Virtual Appointment.  Please ensure you provide your phone number to include country code.
VERA In-person Appointment: