How Can I Get A Disability Extension for Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance?

For veterans to be eligible for a free two-year extension of SGLI after your discharge date, you must: 1. have been covered by SGLI at time of discharge; 2. be totally disabled by a disability that prevents Veteran from being gainfully employed, or; 3. be disabled by one of these conditions, regardless of employment status:

• Permanent loss of use of any of the following: both hands, both eyes, both feet, one foot and one eye, one hand and one foot, one hand and one eye
• Total loss of hearing in both ears
• Organic loss of speech (lost ability to express oneself, both by voice and whisper, through normal organs for speech.

Time is of the essence.  Apply within 120 days of your discharge date so that you can automatically be approved for VGLI if you are not approved for this Disability Extension.  Otherwise, proof of good health is required.