Eligibility Requirements

 

• Must have served at least 90 days of active duty with at least one day during a period of war.

• Must have anything other than a Dishonorable discharge.

• A surviving spouse must have been married to the veteran at the time of his passing.

• Must require the assistance of another person to perform some of the daily activities of living.

• Must meet income and countable asset criteria established by the VA.

• Must be 65 years and older or totally disabled.

 

Eligible Periods of War

 

• World War II: December 7, 1941 – December 31, 1946, inclusive. If the veteran was in service on December 31, 1946, continuous service before July 26, 1947, is considered World War II service.

• Korean conflict: June 27, 1950 – January 31, 1955, inclusive.

• Vietnam era: The period beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on May 7, 1975, inclusive, in the case of a veteran who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period. The period beginning on August 5, 1964, and ending on May 7, 1975, inclusive, in all other cases.

• Persian Gulf War: August 2, 1990, through date to be prescribed by Presidential proclamation or law.