Traumatic Injury Protection under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (T-SGLI)

The purpose of T-SGLI is to provide traumatically injured service members with sufficient funds to meet immediate, post injury financial needs.

Coverage

Only traumatic physical injuries are covered by T-SGLI. Combat stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and mental health are NOT covered by T-SGLI.

Traumatic Injury Coverage is not designed to serve as an income replacement program but rather provides a payment to assist Service members and their families through a finite injury recovery period.

T-SGLI consists of two coverage groups:

• Retroactive T-SGLI - If you incurred a traumatic injury during the time period starting 7 October 2001 and ending 30 November 2005 you may be eligible for “Retroactive T-SGLI.“ Check your eligibility.
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  Current T-SGLI - If you incur a traumatic injury after 30 November 2005, you may be eligible for “Current T-SGLI.” Check your eligibility.

How to Apply

For instructions on how to apply, Click Here

Important Information for Physicians:

Please read the definition for "other traumatic injuries" located under FAQs.

Important Payment Information

The Department of Veterans Affairs posted the TSGLI Policy to the Federal Registry. As a result, the Office of Service Member’s Group Life Insurance (OSGLI) started issuing TSGLI payments effective the week of December 19, 2005 for those applications approved by OSGLI. After approval for payment by OSGLI, EFT payments will take approximately 3-4 working days, from date of issuance, to be deposited to the member’s bank account. Once payment is issued, OSGLI will send a letter notifying the member of payment.