10-0454

Military Treatment Facility Referral to VA Liaison

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VA
Revision
July 2026
Fillable fields
55
Pages
2
Official source
VA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
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VA Form 10-0454: Military Treatment Facility Referral to VA Liaison

VA Form 10-0454 is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Military Treatment Facility Referral to VA Liaison. The PDF is headed VA Liaison for Healthcare Referral Form. The form says it is used to coordinate the transition into VA health care for transitioning Service members and new Veterans through a VA Liaison for Healthcare. It asks for the form to be completed in its entirety, as all information is needed to register for VA health care, and then returned to the site's VA Liaison for Healthcare. VA's form page lists it under VHA.

The form is two pages. It covers referral details, the patient's personal information, military service history and discharge information, then medical information and the VHA care requested, ending with the discharge plan from the military treatment facility. You can fill out the PDF free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

Top of page 1 of VA Form 10-0454: Military Treatment Facility Referral to VA Liaison, as printed by VA

What's on VA Form 10-0454

Items 1 to 10: referral details

Date referred, assigned MTF, VA Liaison for Healthcare, MTF referral source, DoD lead coordinator, whether the referral packet is complete, the status of the 1010EZ and DD214, the requested VA facility and the type of VHA care requested.

Items 11 to 25: personal information

Name, full SSN, date of birth, phone, post discharge and mailing addresses, email, sex, race or ethnicity, marital status, number of dependent children, place of birth, mother's maiden name, religion and an emergency contact.

Items 26 to 32: military service history

DoD ID, branch of service from Army to Space Force, service component, service status, rank, service entry date and combat deployment history.

Items 33 to 39: discharge information

Discharge date and type, character of service, DoD rating and MEB referred conditions if known, VA rating, expected departure from the MTF, and a confirmation about using TRICARE, the nearest MTF and/or a Vet Center while on AD status.

Items 40 to 44: medical information

Whether the SM is on the high interest list or designated seriously ill or injured, inpatient or outpatient, and whether a TRICARE authorization was requested, with the date, type and numbers.

Items 45 to 52: VHA care requested

Primary care, mental health including suicide prevention and Military Sexual Trauma, specialty care, biopsychosocial needs, medication and days requested for the transition period, durable medical equipment or prosthetics, and the discharge plan.

How to complete VA Form 10-0454

  1. 1

    Find the site's VA Liaison

    The form points to a VA Liaison for Healthcare locator at https://www.va.gov/POST911VETERANS/VA_Liaison_for_Healthcare_Locator.asp.

  2. 2

    Fill in the referral details

    Complete Items 1 to 10, including the status of the 1010EZ and DD214, the requested VA facility and the type of VHA care requested.

  3. 3

    Complete the personal and service sections

    Enter the demographic, military service history and discharge information in Items 11 to 39.

  4. 4

    Describe the care requested

    Answer the medical questions and describe the VHA care requested, medication needs and the discharge plan, including when and where the patient will be discharged, as Item 52 asks.

  5. 5

    Return it to the VA Liaison

    The form asks for every item to be completed and says to return the form to the site's VA Liaison for Healthcare.

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Where it goes

VA Liaison for Healthcare

The form says to return it to your site's VA Liaison for Healthcare, found with the locator at https://www.va.gov/POST911VETERANS/VA_Liaison_for_Healthcare_Locator.asp.

No mailing address

The form prints no mailing address, fax number or email.

Edition

The PDF footer reads JUL 2026. VA's form page lists a form revision date of August 2026. The form has two pages.

Who uses VA Form 10-0454?

  • Transitioning Service members and new Veterans

    The person being referred into VA health care. The form refers to them as the SM in its questions and records their personal, military and medical details.

  • The MTF referral source

    Item 4 records the name, role and contact information of the referral source at the military treatment facility, and Item 2 the assigned MTF.

  • The DoD lead coordinator

    Item 5 records the name and contact information of the DoD lead coordinator.

  • The VA Liaison for Healthcare

    The form says to return it to the site's VA Liaison for Healthcare. Item 3 names the liaison and Item 6 records whether the liaison received a complete referral packet.

The form does not name a single person who fills it in. It names these people and offices.

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Questions about Form 10-0454

What is VA Form 10-0454 used for?

The form says it is used to coordinate the transition into VA health care for transitioning Service members and new Veterans through a VA Liaison for Healthcare.

Who receives VA Form 10-0454?

The site's VA Liaison for Healthcare. The form says to return it to the liaison once complete and links to a locator for finding one.

Why does the form ask for so much information?

The form asks for it to be completed in its entirety and says all information is needed to register for VA health care.

Does the form ask about VA Form 10-10EZ and the DD214?

Yes. Item 7 records the status of the 1010EZ and Item 8 the status of the DD214.

Does it cover medication during the transition?

Item 49 asks about medication and Item 50 asks for the days of medication requested for the transition period.