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Hi,

My father is a vet however he entered the Army about 10 months after the end of the Korean war ended, thus he did not get his one day during a period of combat.  Do any of you know if the VA strictly adheres to this rule for qualification?  Or, like some of the other criteria, is this also a judgement call?  FYI - He definitely qualifies based on financial critera and health/mental criteria.

Thank you for any help.

Derrick

To qualify for the Aid and Attendance Benefit, every veteran must serve at least one day of duty during official war time. I do not believe they make exceptions on this requirement. This benefit has been around since the end of WWII and it was intended to offer a pension to wartime veterans for service to our country. If you would like to discuss this with a VA officer, I suggest you call your local  VA office or contact me and I will put you in touch directly!

Did he enter before Jan 31, 1955?  Here's a post from the VA site about war periods and benefits eligibility:

Wartime Service 

Some VA benefits and medical care require wartime service. As specified in law, VA recognizes these war periods:

Mexican Border Period - May 9,1916 through April 5, 1917, for veterans who served in Mexico, on its borders, or in adjacent waters

World War I - April 6, 1917 through November 11, 1918; for veterans who served in Russia, April 6, 1917 through April 1, 1920; extended through July 1, 1921, for veterans who had at least one day of service between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918

World War II - December 7, 1941 through December 31, 1946

Korean Conflict - June 27, 1950 through January 31, 1955

Vietnam Era - August 5, 1964 (February 28, 1961 for NYS) through May 7, 1975. (For veterans who served in Vietnam during the period from February 28, 1961 to August 5, 1964 - this applies to certain Federal benefits only.)

Persian Gulf War - August 2, 1990 through a future date to be set by law or Presidential Proclamation.

Veterans may be eligible for certain state benefits if they served in hostile actions and received expeditionary force medals for the following:

Lebanon - June 1, 1983 through December 1, 1987
Grenada - October 23,1983 through November 21, 1983
Panama - December 20, 1989 through January 31, 1990

Other Military Service - Veterans who served during periods other than listed above, and, who were awarded an Armed Forces, Navy or Marine Expeditionary Medal, may be eligible for Real Property Tax Exemption benefits.

Derrick,

there is no exception.

there are only a few qualifications

Better than dishonorable service

90 day active

1 day duiring a war time

over 65.

Mark John Crews

Creator of STRATEGIC C.A.R.E Planning (c)