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33-17-2. Periods of service qualifying for veterans' benefits. As used in § 33-17-1, the term, qualifying military service, means:
(1) Active duty in the armed forces of the United States for one day or more during the period from April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918, inclusive;
(2) Active duty for one day or more during the period from July 28, 1914, to November 11, 1918, inclusive, performed by a citizen of the United States in the armed forces of any nation that was allied with the United States during any part of the period from April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918, inclusive;
(3) Active duty in the armed forces of the United States for one day or more during the period from December 7, 1941, to December 31, 1946, inclusive;
(4) Active duty for one day or more during the period from September 1, 1939, to December 31, 1946, inclusive, performed by a citizen of the United States in the armed forces of any nation that was allied with the United States during any part of the period from December 7, 1941, to December 31, 1946, inclusive;
(5) Active duty in the armed forces of the United States for one day or more during the period from June 25, 1950, to May 7, 1975, inclusive;
(6) Active duty in the armed forces of the United States for one day or more during the period from August 2, 1990, until the end of hostilities as determined by the Legislature;
(7) Active duty in the armed forces of the United States for one day or more in a military action for which the veteran earned an armed forces expeditionary medal or other United States campaign, expeditionary, or service medal awarded for participation outside the boundaries of the United States in combat operations against hostile forces; or
(8) Active duty in the armed forces of the United States for one day or more if the veteran has established the existence of a service-connected disability.
Service on active duty by any reserve or National Guard personnel for training may not be construed as service on active duty, unless the veterans' commission determines, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, that such training involved the person in direct participation in or direct support of combat operations against a hostile force.

Source: New section implementing direction to Revisor of Statutes in SL 1967, ch 174, § 2, to provide for a single and uniform definition; revised to implement direction to code commission in SL 1970, ch 194, § 2, to effectuate the purposes of § 33-17-2.1 and to provide for a single and uniform definition; amended SL 1976, ch 30, § 3; SL 1980, ch 236; SL 1990, ch 266; SL 1992, ch 237, § 1; SL 2003, ch 175, § 1; SL 2004, ch 224, § 1; SL 2007, ch 187, § 161.