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DEFINITIONS
Armed Forces means the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard, including
the reserve components thereof. (Title 38 USC Part I Chapter 1 Section 101). Reserve components mean:
(a) The Army Reserve;
(b) The Navy Reserve;
(c) The Marine Corps Reserve;
(d) The Air force Reserve;
(e) The Coast Guard Reserve;
(f) The Army National Guard of the United States; and
(g) The Air National Guard of the United States.
Active duty does not include attendance at a school under military orders, except schooling incident to an
active enlistment or a regular tour of duty, or normal military training as a reserve officer or member of an
organized reserve or a National Guard unit.
Combat zone means an area designated by the President of the United States by executive order in which,
on the dates designated by executive order, the Armed Forces of the United States are or have engaged in
combat.
Veteran means a person who:
(a) Served on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States:
(B) For a period of more than 90 consecutive days beginning on or before January 31, 1955, and was
discharged or released under honorable conditions;
(C) For a period of more than 178 consecutive days beginning after January 31, 1955, and was
discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions;
(D) For 178 days or less and was discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions
because of a service-connected disability;
(E) For 178 days or less and was discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions
and has a disability rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or
(F) For at least one day in a combat zone and was discharged or released from active duty under
honorable conditions;
(b) Received a combat or campaign ribbon or an expeditionary medal for service in the Armed Forces of
the United States and was discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions; or
(c) Is receiving a non service-connected pension from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Disabled veteran means a person who has a disability rating from the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs, a person whose discharge or release from active duty was for a disability incurred or
aggravated in the line of duty or a person who was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in
combat.

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