If you received an Other Than Honorable discharge, or a General discharge under honorable conditions, because of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, sexual orientation or gender identity, the state can restore your access to New York veterans benefits. The determination applies only to your eligibility for New York State benefits and does not change the character of discharge on your discharge paperwork.
Email your completed application and the documentation listed on it to RestoreVetHonor@veterans.ny.gov, or mail it to New York State Department of Veterans’ Services, ATTN: Appellate Unit, 245 West Houston Street, Suite 4W59.30, New York, NY 10029. For questions, email generalcounsel@veterans.ny.gov or RestoreVetHonor@veterans.ny.gov.
The completed Restoration of State Benefits application, your discharge paperwork, and the supporting documentation listed on the application connecting your discharge to one of the qualifying conditions.
