[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR408.216]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 408_SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS--Table of 
Contents
 
               Subpart B_SVB Qualification and Entitlement
 
Sec. 408.216  Are you a World War II veteran?

    (a) Service requirements. For SVB purposes, you are a World War II 
veteran if you:
    (1) Served in the active military, naval or air service of the 
United States during World War II at any time during the period 
beginning on September 16, 1940 and ending on July 24, 1947; or
    (2) Served in the organized military forces of the Government of the 
Commonwealth of the Philippines, while the forces were in the service of 
the U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the military order of the President 
dated July 26, 1941, including among the military forces organized 
guerrilla forces under commanders appointed, designated, or subsequently 
recognized by the Commander in Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, or other 
competent authority in the U.S. Army. This service must have been 
rendered at any time during the period beginning July 26, 1941 and 
ending on December 30, 1946.
    (b) Discharge requirements. You must have been discharged or 
released from this service under conditions other than dishonorable 
after service of 90 days or more or, if your service was less than 90 
days, because of a disability or injury incurred or aggravated in the 
line of active duty.

                             SSI Eligibility