Veteran Status
Revised March 25, 2011
Purpose:
WAC 388-424-0007 Citizenship and alien status - Armed Services or Veteran Status
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Clarifying Information and Worker Responsibilities
Clarifying Information - WAC 388-424-0007
A veteran is a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service of the U.S., who fulfilled the minimum active duty service requirements or 24 months of continuous active service, whichever is less, and was honorably discharged or released. Veterans also include men and women who died while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or forces under U.S. command. For purposes of determining a surviving spouse or dependent child's eligibility for benefits, a person who died after being released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces is also a veteran.
Worker Responsibilities - WAC 388-424-0007
Obtain evidence of armed services or veteran status. For those veterans who are Hmong or Highland Lao who fought with the U.S. in Southeast Asia, have the veteran or family member sign the statement in Appendix III.