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4INSTRUCTIONS FOR VA FORM 26-1880
PRIVACY ACT
INTORMATION:
No Ceftificat€ of
Eligibility
may be
issued
unless
VA
rec€ives
sufficient information
to determine that you
are
eligible
(3E
U
S
c
3702)
You
are
not required
to fumish
the
information, including
ttre Social Security
Number,
but
are
urged
to
do so, since
it
is
vial
to
proper
action by
vA
in
your case. Specifically, your
Social Security
Number
is
requested
under
authority of
38 U.S.C. 3702 and
is requested
only
if
the service
deparftrent
used
your
Social security Number
as
a service
number. Failure
to
provide a
completed
application
will
deprive
VA of
information
needed
in
reaching decisions
which could
affect
you.
Responses
may
be
disclosed outside
vA
only
if
the disclosure
is
authorized under the Privacy
Ac!
including
the routine
uses
identified
m the
vA
system
ofrecords' 55vA26,
Loan
Guaranty
Home, Condominium
and Manufactured
Home Loan
applicant
Records,
Specially Adapted
Housrng
Applicant
Records,
and
vendee Loan
Applicant
Records
- VA,
published in
the
Federat Register
Rf,SPONDENT
BURDEN:
VA
may not
conduct
or
sponsor, and respondent is
not
required
to
respond
to
this collection
of
information
unless
it
displays
a
valid
OMB
Control Number. Public reporting
burden
for this collection
of
information
is estimated
to
average 15 minutes per response,
including
the
time
for
reviewing insfuctions,
searching
existing
data
sources, gathering and
maintaining
the
data needed,
and completing and
reviewing
the
collection
of
information.
If
you
have
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect
of this
collection
of
information,
call
1
-800-827-
1
000
for mailins information
on where
to
send
your
comments.
A.
Meif
this complet€d
form,
along
with proof
of
service, to
the
Elbibiltty
Center at P.O.
hx
2o729,
Winston-Salem, NC
27120
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the
eastern
balf of
tbe
countr-v)
or
p.O.
Bor
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Angehs,
CA
g0/tr.24
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stationed
overseas
may
nse
either
eddrcss.
B'
Militery
Serviee Requirements
for
VA
l-oan
Eligibility:
(NOTf,:
Cascs
invotving other then
honoreble discherges
will
usually require
further
develDpment
by
VA.
Thb
is necessary
to detenoine
if
the
service was
under other than dishonorable conditions.)
l.
wsrtime
Service-
If
you
served
anytime
during World
War
II
(Septernber
16, 1940
to
July
25,
1942), Korean
Conllict (Jme
27,
1950
to
January 31,
1955),
or
vietram
Era
(August 5,
1964 to
May
7,
1975) you must have served at least 90 days on active
duty
and have been discharged
or
released
under other
than dishonorable
conditions-
Ifyou
served Iess
than
90
days,
you may
be
eligible ifdischarged
because
ofsewice-connected disability.
2. Peecetime
Servicc.
Ifyour
service
fell
entirely within
one
ofthe
following periods:
Iuly
26,
1947
to
June
26,
1950, or
Fekuary
1, 1955 to
Awust 4,
1964,
you
must have s€rved at least
181
days
ofcontinuous
active
duty
and have
been
discharged or
released
under conditions other than
dishonorable.
Ifyou
entered
service after
May
7,
1975
but prior to
September
8,
1980 (enlisted)
or
october
17, 1981
(officer)
and
completd
your
sewice before
August
2,
1990,
lEl
days
service
is also
required.
Ifyou
served
less
than
181 days,
you
may
be
eligible ifdischarged for
a
service-connected
disability.
3.
Service
after
Septembcr 7,
l9&l
(enlisted)
or
October
f6
19Sl
(officer)
and
prior
to August
2,
1990.
Ifyou
were
separated
from
service
which
began
after
these dates,
you
must have: (a) Completed 24
montls
of
continuous active
duty for
the
full
period (at least
1
8
1
days)
for which you
were called
or
ordered
to
active
duty,
and
been
discharged or released under
conditions
other than dishonorable, or
(b)
Completed at least
1
8
I
days
of
active
duty
and been discharged
under
the specific authority
of
l0
U.S.C.
1173 (hardship discharge)
or
10
U.S.C.
1171
(early out
discharge),
or
have
been
determined
to
have a compensable
service-connecled
disability;
or (c) Been discharged
with less than
1
8
I
days
of
service
for
a
service-connected
disability. Individuals
may also
be
eligible
if
they
were
released
ftom
active
duty
due
to
an
involuntary reduction
in
force, certain rnedical conditions,
oq
in
some
instances.
lor
the
convenience
of
the
Government.
4' Gulf
War'
If
you
served on active
duty during
the
Gulf War
(Augustz,1990
to
a date
yet
to
be determined),
you
must have: (a) Completed 24 months
of
contlnuous active
duty
or the
fulI
period (at
least
90 days)
for which you
were called or ordered
to
active
duty,
and
been
discharged or
released
under conditions
other than dishonorable;
or
(b)
Completed
at
least
90
days
of
active
duty
and been
discharged
under the specific authority
of l0
U.S.C.
ll73
(hardship
discharge),
or
l0
U.S.C.
I
171
(early otf.
discharge),
or
have been determined
to
have a compensable service-connected
disability; or (c)
Been discharged
with
less
than 90
days
ofservice for
a
service-connected
disability. lndividuals may
also be
eligibte
ifthey
were released
from active duty
due
to
an
involuntary
reduction
in
force, certain medical conditions, or,
in
some instances,
for the convenience of the Govemment.
5' Active
Ilufy
Serryice
Personnel.
If
you
are
now on active duty,
you
are
eligible
after having served on continuons active duty
for
at
least
1gl
days (90 days
during
the
Persian
Gulf War)
unless
discharged or
separated
from
a
previous
quahfymg
period
of
active duty service.
6'
S€hed
Reserve
Rcquirtments
for
VA
Loan
Eligibility.
If
you
are
not
otherwise
eligible
and
you
have completed a
total
of
6
years
in
the
Select€d
Reserves
or National Guard (member
of
an active
uni!
attended
required
weekend
drills
and
2-week active duty
trairing)
and
(a) Were
discharged
with
an
honorable discharge;
or (b) Were
placed on
the retired
list
or (c)
were
transfened to the
Standby Reserve
or
an element
ofthe
Ready Reserve
other
than the
Selected
Reserve
after Service characterized
as
honorable sewice; or
(d)
Continue
to
serve
in
the
Selected
Reserve.
Individuals
*tro
completed
less
than
6
vears
may
be
eligible ifdischarged for
a
service-connected
disability
Eligibility
for
Selected
Reservists expires Seplember
3o,2oo7
C. Unmarried
suliving
spouses
of eligible
veterans sccking
determination
of
besfo
eligibllity for
VA
Loel
Guarenty
benefits are
NOT reqnirtd
to
complete
this form,
but
ere required to
complete
VA Form
26lEl7,
Request
for
Iletermination of Loen Guaranty Eligibility-Unmerrierl Surviving
Spousc
D. Proof
of
Military
Senice
Veterans.
Attach to this
request
your most
recent discharge
or
separation
ppers
from
active
military
duty
since Septemb€r
I
6,
1
940, which
showactivedutydatesandtypeofdischarge. IfyouwereseparatedafterJanuaryl, 1950,DDForm2l4mustb€submitted.
IfyouwereseparatedafterOctober
1'
1979' and you
received
DD
Form 214, Certificate
of
Release
or
Discharge
From Active
Duty,
I
Juty
editio4
VA
must be
fumished Copy 4
of
the
form.
You
may submit either
original papen or legible copies.
ln additior! if
you
are now
on
active
duty
submit a stat€ment
of
service signed
by,
or
by direction of,
the
adjutant'
personnel
officer'
or commander
of
your rmit or
higher headquarters showing date
of
entry
on
your
current active
duty period
and the duration
of
any
time
lost.
Any
Veterans Services Represantative in the
nearest
Departrnent
of
Veterans A-ffairs
office
or center
will
assist
you
m secudng
necessary
proof
of
military
service.
Z
Sehct€d R€servcs/Nationel
Guard.
If
you
are a
discharged member
of
the
Army
or
Air
Force National Guard you may submit
a
NGB
Fo1a1
22, Report
of
Separation and Record
of
Service, or
NGB
Form 23, Retitement Points
Accounting,
or
it's
equivalent
(this
is
similar
!o
a
retirement points
summary). If you
are
a
discharged member
of
the Selected Resewe
you
may submit
a
copy
of your
latest
annual point
statement and evidence
of
honorable
service.
you
may
submit
either
your
original papen
or
legible
copies.
Since
there is no single
form
used
by the
Reserves
or
National Guard similar
!o
the
DD
Form 214,
it
is
yow
responsibility to fumish
adequate
documentation
of
at least 6 years
of
honorable
service.
In
addition,
if
you
are
cunently
serving
in the
Selected Reserve
you
must submit a statement
of
service signed
by, or by
the
direction of,
the adjutant, personnel
officer or
commander
of your unit or
higher
headquarte*
showurg
the length
of
time that you have
been a
member of
the
unit
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