Veterans Bonus Program

A bonus available to a person who has served in active duty in the United States armed forces, except active duty for training only; veterans who were declared missing in action; veterans who were declared a prisoner of war; certain family members of a veteran killed in action or died as a result of combat-related injuries; and a veteran medically discharged or medically retired from service due to combat-related disabilities.

United States Armed Forces

Includes Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard; any active reserve component of such forces; and members of the Ohio National Guard serving on Active Duty

Child

When used in referring to the child of a deceased veteran, includes a child born as issue of lawful marriage to which the deceased veteran was a part, a child who was legally adopted by the deceased veteran the natural child of a deceased female veteran, and the child of a deceased male veteran for whom the parent-child relationship was lawfully established under a court or administrative proceeding

Parent

Parent of veteran or person(s) standing in loco parentis for one year preceding veterans commencement of service in the United states armed forces

Resident of Ohio

A person who declares permanent residency in the State of Ohio

Bonus Qualifying periods

Qualifying dates for the Veteran’s Bonus Program August 2, 1990-March 3, 1991 (Persian Gulf); October 7, 2001-a date determined by the President of the United States as the end of the involvement of the United States armed forces in Afghanistan; or March 19, 2003-a date determined by the President of the United States as the end of the involvement of the United States armed forces in Iraq.

Prisoner of War

US armed forces member held in continuing custody by an enemy power during an armed conflict – designated by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Missing in Action

US armed forces member reported missing during active service or listed if he cannot be located after combat -- designated by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Medically Discharged  or Retired

Separated (or retired) from the military for medical reasons – designated by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Honorably discharged

A formal final judgment passed by the government upon the entire military record of a soldier, and is an authoritative declaration of service in a status of honor.

DD-214

Document of the United States Department of Defense, issued upon a military service member's retirement, separation or discharge from active-duty military

DD-215

A form issued by the Department of Defense as a Corrective Action for a DD-214

Penal Confinement

Time served as punishment during military service

Claim Number

A unique set of numbers assigned to an application

Persian Gulf Service Dates

Served from August 2, 1990 to March 3, 1991 in the Persian Gulf (Persian Gulf Theater of Operations – Southwest Asia Service medal), Southwest Asia and its contiguous waters is defined as the area (and air space over) which includes the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, that portion of the Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 degrees N. latitude and west of 68 degrees E. longitude, as well as the total land areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

Afghanistan Service Dates

Served from October 7, 2001 to a date yet to be determined by the president (Afghanistan Campaign Medal) – the area of eligibility encompasses all area of the country of Afghanistan and all air spaces above the land.

Iraq Service Dates

Served from March 19, 2003 to a date yet to be determined by the president (Iraq Campaign Medal) all land area of the country of Iraq and the contiguous water area out to 12 nautical miles, as well as the air space over this area.