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 Veterans
LTC - Service Details
The Qualifying Military Service
Veterans must have been honorably discharged, and have served at
least 90 days of active duty military service, with at least one day
during one of the following periods:
| Conflicts |
Dates |
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| World War I |
04/06/1917 |
11/11/1918 |
| World War II |
12/07/1941 |
12/31/1946 |
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World War II Ocean-Going Merchant Marine |
12/07/1941 |
08/15/1945 |
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Korean War |
06/27/1950 |
01/31/1955 |
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Vietnam War (In-Country) |
02/28/1961 |
05/05/1975 |
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Vietnam War (All Service) |
08/05/1964 |
05/07/1975 |
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Lebanon Expeditionary Force |
08/25/1982 |
02/26/1984 |
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Grenada Expeditionary Force |
10/23/1983 |
02/26/1984 |
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Panama Expeditionary Force |
12/20/1989 |
11/21/1983 |
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Persian Gulf War |
08/02/1990 |
Not determined |
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Somalia Expeditionary Force |
09/17/1992 |
Not determined |
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Operations Joint Endeavor,
Joint Guard & Joint Forge
(Former Yugoslavia) |
11/20/1995 |
06/20/1998
(Not determined for
Op. Joint Forge) |
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Global War on Terrorism
(Military Expeditions to Combat Terrorism
as in
Afghanistan) |
09/11/2001 |
Not determined |
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Other service qualifying criteria: |
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- Service in the Merchant Marine
during World War II counts the same as Naval Service,
providing the veteran was at sea for 90 days.
- Women who served in the World
War II military, including nurses, qualify as veterans
- Reserves and National Guard
are not qualified unless they served 90 days active
Federal duty with 1 day during a period of conflict.
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The 90 days rule is excepted for those who served less
than 90 days but were awarded the Purple Heart, suffered
a service connected disability, or were killed in the
line of duty.
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Discharge Papers
A copy of discharge papers is needed as proof of service.
(Must reflect the date enlistment into active duty, date of
discharge and type of discharge i.e. honorable).
If you cannot find these discharge papers or they are illegible you
can obtain copies at
www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs.
On the right side of the Webpage you will be able to “Launch
eVetRecs” and request the document. After you “send” the request you
will print out a signature page. You will get 2 copies, one for you
and one to send. After the veteran or widow signs the document you
will have to fax or mail it to the address on the page before they
will release the document. Normally you should hear form them in
about 4 weeks. Your copy will have a number to call if you do not
hear from them.
Please note that many veterans’ records were lost in the 1973 fire
that destroyed millions of records at the National Personnel Records
center. If you receive a letter informing you that your records were
lost in the fire they will request additional information and send
the appropriate forms to be able to recreate them.
Timeliness of Content
Because of the complexity of applicable VA statutes, regulations,
and internal claim development issues, it is impossible to keep this
Website fully updated at all times. Therefore, we cannot take
responsibility for the current accuracy of the information presented
here. For the most updated information, please contact a Senior
Veterans Advocate.
For more information, please contact us
or go to our frequently asked questions
section.
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