Ah yes, pamstegma, I'd forgotten that that thing in Korea was a conflict, altho' how is the ordinary person supposed to know the difference between a war, a conflict, and hostilities? The lines are blurred, aren't they. The Korean conflict substituted for the war in Viet Nam in Mash, the TV series.
Best just to ask the VA about that facet of eligibility, as well as other requirements. Don't give up-I understand the application can be made without a lawyer.
When my husband and I called, they told him right off that he did not qualify because he did not serve at least one day during a war.
These rules must be open for changes because what is war, if it is not an officially declared war, but the vet served in active duty in a war zone-or whatever....
jinglbts, yes eligibility for VA Pension benefits: •Mexican Border Period (May 9, 1916 – April 5, 1917 for Veterans who served in Mexico, on its borders, or adjacent waters) •World War I (April 6, 1917 – November 11, 1918) •World War II (December 7, 1941 – December 31, 1946) •Korean conflict (June 27, 1950 – January 31, 1955)
eligible periods include •Vietnam era (February 28, 1961 – May 7, 1975 for Veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period; otherwise August 5, 1964 – May 7, 1975) •Gulf War (August 2, 1990 – through a future date to be set by law or Presidential Proclamation)
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Don't give up-I understand the application can be made without a lawyer.
When my husband and I called, they told him right off that he did not qualify because he did not serve at least one day during a war.
These rules must be open for changes because what is war, if it is not an officially declared war, but the vet served in active duty in a war zone-or whatever....
eligibility for VA Pension benefits:
•Mexican Border Period (May 9, 1916 – April 5, 1917 for Veterans who served in Mexico, on its borders, or adjacent waters)
•World War I (April 6, 1917 – November 11, 1918)
•World War II (December 7, 1941 – December 31, 1946)
•Korean conflict (June 27, 1950 – January 31, 1955)
•Vietnam era (February 28, 1961 – May 7, 1975 for Veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period; otherwise August 5, 1964 – May 7, 1975)
•Gulf War (August 2, 1990 – through a future date to be set by law or Presidential Proclamation)