Injured on Active Duty | TRICARE

If you were on active duty for more than 30 days when injured, your benefits are the same as an active duty service member (see above). Skiptomaincontent MainNavigation Plans&Eligibility FindaTRICAREPlan Eligibility TRICARE101 HealthPlans ComparePlans EnrollorPurchaseaPlan UsingOtherHealthInsurance DentalPlans SpecialPrograms FindaDoctor ProviderTypes AllProviderDirectories FindaMilitaryHospitalorClinic Find/ChangeMyPrimaryCareManager BookAppointments GettingCareWhenonActiveDuty GettingCareWhenTraveling MilitaryHospitals&Clinics TypesofMilitaryFacilities What'sCovered HealthCare DentalCare MentalHealthCare Pharmacy SpecialNeeds Vision BenefitUpdates HowaBenefitBecomesCovered Costs HealthPlanCosts Copayments&Cost-Shares CostTerms DentalCosts PayMyBill LifeEvents QualifyingLifeEvents Retiring SeparatingfromActiveDuty GivingBirthorAdopting GettingMarried Moving GettingaDivorceorAnnulment BecomingMedicare-Eligible GoingtoCollege ChildrenBecomingAdults LosingorGainingOtherHealthInsurance DeathintheFamily MovingWhenDeploying InjuredonActiveDuty BenefitsforInjuredServiceMembers DisabilityandMedicare TransitioningfromTRICAREtoVeterans'Affairs ProgramsandResourcesforInjuredServiceMembers Activating Deactivating Forms&Claims FilingClaims DownloadaForm ContactUs CallUs FindMyLogin FindaClaimsAddress AskaBenefitQuestion FileaComplaint ReportFraudandAbuse HealthandWellness HealthyLiving AlcoholAwareness BrainInjuryAwareness MentalHealthAwareness PainManagement PreventiveServices TobaccoCessation FeaturedHealthTopic FAQs Publications Resources GoPaperless MyMilitaryHealthRecords MultimediaCenter RecoupmentofOverpayments RightsandResponsibilities AboutUs NewsCenter Changes Regions Partners FactsandFigures TRICAREandtheAffordableCareAct TRICARE®TrademarkandBrandingProgram ForProviders ForStaff ForMembersoftheMedia ForVendors FindMyLogin LifeEvents LearnmoreaboutQualifyingLifeEvents.TheycantriggerachangeinyourTRICAREbenefit. Home LifeEvents InjuredonActiveDuty NeedLargerText? InjuredonActiveDuty Event: QLE? InjuredonActiveDuty  Sometimes. OnlyinjuryorillnessthatresultsinmedicalretirementisaQLE.Formore,visittheMedicalRetirementQLEpage. Wehavemanyprogramsandbenefitsavailableifyouwereinjuredonactiveduty.How you getyourcaredependson your currentmilitarystatus.  ActiveDutyServiceMembers YouhaveoneofTRICARE'sPrimeplans. Yourprimarycaremanagercoordinatesyourcare. You mayalsoqualifyforprogramsofferedthroughtheDepartmentofDefense,yourService,ortheDepartmentofVeteransAffairs(VA). Weofferspecialbenefits,includingrespitecare,forcaregiversofwounded,ill,andinjuredservicemembers. NationalGuardandReserveMembers Ifyouwereonactivedutyformorethan30dayswheninjured, yourbenefitsarethesameasanactivedutyservicemember(seeabove). Ifyouwereonactivedutyforfewerthan30dayswheninjured, youmay qualifyfor LineofDutycare. RetiredServiceMembers Ifyou’rearetiredservicemembersandhaveaservice-connectedinjuryorillness,you mayqualifyforbenefitsthroughTRICAREortheVA. LearnmoreaboutotherQualifyingLifeEvents Retiring Seperating HavingaBaby GettingMarried Moving GettingDivorced BecomingMedicareEligible GoingtoCollege ChildBecomesanAdult LosingorGainingOtherHealthInsurance DeathintheFamily MovingWhenDeployed Activating Deactivating   HaveyoudeployedtoSouthwestAsia,Afghanistan,orDjibouti? Doyouhaveconcernsaboutexposuretoburnpitsorotherairbornehazards?YoucanfindinformationabouttheAirborneHazardsandOpenBurnPitRegistryat health.mil.>>LearnMore LastUpdated1/4/2019 FindaTRICAREPlan FindaDoctor FindaPhoneNumber  YourContacts DefenseHealthAgency,GreatLakes 1-888-647-6676DHA,GreatLakesWebsite ViewMoreContacts RelatedWebsites WarriorCareProgram milConnect Guard-ReservePointsofContact WarriorNavigation&AssistanceProgram WoundedWarriorPay RelatedTopics LineofDutyCare RelatedDownloads ThinkYou'reTooYoungforMedicare? QualifyingLifeEventsFactSheet LifeEvents SubmenuforLifeEvents QualifyingLifeEvents Retiring SeparatingfromActiveDuty GivingBirthorAdopting GettingMarried Moving GettingaDivorceorAnnulment BecomingMedicare-Eligible GoingtoCollege ChildrenBecomingAdults LosingorGainingOtherHealthInsurance DeathintheFamily MovingWhenDeploying InjuredonActiveDuty BenefitsforInjuredServiceMembers DisabilityandMedicare TransitioningfromTRICAREtoVeterans'Affairs ProgramsandResourcesforInjuredServiceMembers Activating Deactivating