Nah, here’s the link to the VA pension requirements.
https://www.va.gov/pension/eligibility/
That’s just pension. Not disability.
Disability money must be service connected. Meaning, you lost some physical or mental capability during military service or as a result of service after leaving the military.
For example, a veteran who blows out a knee many years after service is not going to get a VA disability pension, unless there are military medical records showing that knee was smashed on active duty. It doesn’t have to be in combat. It can be driving an Air Force vehicle and hitting something in fog or whatever. But . . . the point is the disability must be service connected with evidence of such.
Here’s something for you to watch out for. 81% of veterans over age 50 have sleep apnea. It’s a very dangerous thing. Causes strokes because low oxygen induces the body to make more red blood cells to carry what oxygen that exists more effectively. But more red blood cells thicken the blood and promote clots/strokes.
So . . . sleep apnea is very serious and very common among vets. It’s a 50% disabled parameter if it is even moderate in measured level. (yes, there is a clever way to measure it, and it’s real. Look in your local area for sleep clinics. It’s a medical specialty within family practice board certification).
But if there is nothing in your active duty medical records of you reporting difficulty sleeping, then it won’t be service connected. The 50% number won’t generate dollars. VA healthcare is very skilled treating it with CPAP machines, because it is so very common among vets, but no disability money unless service connected.
The bar is very high for that stuff now. An outprocessing physical for officers very carefully looks for medical issues mentioned in records to assess if they still exist. If not, anything later is not going to be service connected, and only that category gets disability money.
I’m talking about specious disability claims, not the standard military pension.