Code of Massachusetts Regulations
108 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES
Title 108 CMR 11.00 - Persian Gulf War Bonus Under St. 1992, C. 153
Section 11.01 - Determination of Eligibility

Universal Citation: 108 MA Code of Regs 108.11

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Military Service, Massachusetts Domicile Requirements. Upon application, as hereinafter provided, there shall be allowed and paid by the Secretary the payment of a bonus to Persian Gulf War veterans of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm who shall have performed active service in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of 30 days or more during the period of August 2, 1990 to April 11, 1991 and who were released from active service or discharged under honorable conditions from such service the sum hereafter specified; provided, however, that the domicile of every person on account of whose service the application is filed shall be in the Commonwealth. Any such Persian Gulf War veteran who served in said Armed Forces during the period specified in 108 CMR 11.01(1) and was awarded a service-connected disability by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or a Purple Heart, or who died in said service under conditions other than dishonorable, shall be deemed eligible for the payments provided for in 108 CMR 11.00 notwithstanding his or her failure to complete 30 days of active service.

(2) Payment of Bonus, Eligibility.

(a) $500 to each such Persian Gulf War veteran who performed active service in the Persian Gulf area in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and is in receipt of the Southwest Asia Service Medal established by executive order of the President on March 13, 1991;

(b) $300 to all other such Persian Gulf veterans who were called to active service in support of said operations as members of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard or as a reservist in the Armed Forces of the United States and served in an area other than the Persian Gulf area.

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