Ohio Admin. Code 5902-4-02 - Compensation to living current and former armed forces members who served during the Persian gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq conflicts
(A) The Persian gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq
conflicts compensation fund shall be paid out upon the order of the director of
the department of veterans services, without necessity of appropriation by the
general assembly, in payment of the expenses of administering this section and
as compensation as follows to each person who applies properly and meets all of
the following requirements:
(1) The person
has served in active duty in the United States armed forces, except active duty
for training only, at any time during at least one of the following time
periods:
(a) between August 2, 1990, and
March 3, 1991; or
(b) between
October 7, 2001, and the date determined by the president of the United States
as the end of involvement of the United States armed forces in Afghanistan;
or
(c) between March 19, 2003, and
the date determined by the president of the United States as the end of the
involvement of the United States armed forces in Iraq.
(2) The person was separated from the United
States armed forces under honorable conditions, is still serving in active duty
service, or remains in any reserve component of the United States armed forces
or in the Ohio national guard after serving on active duty.
(3) The person was an Ohio resident at the
start of active duty service and is currently an Ohio resident.
(B) A person who meets all the
requirements of paragraph (A) of this rule is entitled to, and may apply to
receive, compensation as follows:
(1) Fifty
dollars for each month of active domestic or foreign service during the
compensable periods, not to exceed five hundred dollars, and
(2) One hundred dollars for each month of
Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, or Iraq service during the compensable periods, not
to exceed one thousand dollars.
(C) A person who qualifies for compensation
under both paragraph (B) (1) and (2) may receive compensation for both types of
service, but in no case may the total compensation paid to any person exceed
one thousand five hundred dollars.
(D) Compensation for a fraction of a month of
service shall be paid on the basis of one-thirtieth of the appropriate monthly
amount for each day of service.
(E)
A person who is medically discharged or medically retired from service due to
combat-related disabilities sustained during Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, or Iraq
service is entitled to, and may apply to receive, compensation of one thousand
dollars without regard to the amount of time served in such service.
(F) A person who had been designated by the
United States department of defense as missing in action as a result of
honorable service during any of the compensable periods or had been held in
enemy captivity during any of the compensable periods, is entitled to, and may
apply for, a payment of five thousand dollars upon the person's release or
location. Such payment replaces any other cash benefit payable under this rule,
and the person's entitlement to such five thousand dollar payment is not
affected by any earlier payment to the person's spouse, child, parent or person
standing in loco parentis under rule
5902-4-03
of the Administrative Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: Section 2r, Article VIII, Ohio Constitution
Rule Amplifies: Section 2r, Article VIII, Ohio Constitution
Prior Effective Dates: 05/17/2010
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: None
Rule Amplifies: None
Prior Effective Dates: 9/14/2015, 5/17/2015
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