VETERANS REGULATION NO. 10
Miscellaneous Provisions
Whereas, section 4, title I, of Public, No. 2, 73d Congress. "An
act to maintain the credit of the United States Government provides: The President shall prescribe by regulation (subject to the provisions of section 1 (e) of this title) the date of the beginning and of the termination of the period in each war subsequent to the Civil War, including the Boxer Rebel- lion and the Philippine Insurrection, service within which shall for the purposes of this act be deemed war-time service. The President shall further prescribe by regulation the required number of days of war or peace-time service for each class of veterans, the time limit on filing of claims for each class of veterans and their dependents, the nature and extent of proofs and presumptions for such different classes, and any other requirements as to entitlement as he shall deem equitable and just. The President in establishing conditions precedent may prescribe different requirements or conditions for the veterans of different wars and their dependents and may further subdivide the classes of persons as outlined in section 1 of this title and apply different requirements or conditions to such subdivisions. Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by said law, the following regulation is hereby promulgated: The beginning and termination dates of the wars shall be: The World War, April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, but as to service in Russia, the ending date shall be April 1, 1920; the Spanish-Amer- ican War, April 21, 1898, and August 13, 1898; the Philippine Insur- rection, August 13, 1898, and July 4, 1902, but as to engagements in the Moro Province, the ending date shall be July 15, 1903; the Boxer Rebellion, June 20, 1900, and May 12, 1901. The term "military or naval forces" shall mean the Army the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Naval Reserves the National Naval Volunteers, and all other branches of the United States service while serving pursuant to law with the Army or Navy. The term "person who served" shall mean a person, whether male or female and whether commissioned, enlisted, enrolled or drafted, who was finally accepted for active service in the military or naval forces of the United States, members of training camps author- ized by law, and such other persons heretofore recognized by statute as having a pensionable status. The term "veteran of any war" shall include the following persons: World War--Any officer, enlisted man, member of the Army Nurse Corps (female) or Navy Nurse Corps (female) who was em- ployed in the active military or naval service of the United States on or after April 6, 1917, and before November 12, 1918 provided, how- ever, if the person was serving with the United States military Forces in Russia the dates herein shall be extended to April 1, 1920; Spanish-American War--Any officer or enlisted man who was em- ployed in the active military or naval service of the United States on or after April 21, 1898, and before August 13, 1898, including those women who served as Army nurses under contracts on or after April 21, 1898, and before August 13, 1898, provided, that for the purposes of hospitalization the term "veteran of any war" shall include, per- sons who served overseas as contract surgeons of the Army on or after April 21, 1898, and before August 13, 1898; Philippine Insurrection-- Any officer or enlisted man employed in the active military or naval service of the United States, including those women who served as Army nurses under contracts, who actually participated in the Philip- pine Insurrection on or after August 13, 1898, and before July 5, 1902, provided, however, if the person was serving in the United States military forces engaged in the hostilities in the. Moro Province, the ending date shall be July 15, 1903; Boxer Rebellion--Any officer or enlisted man, including those women who served as Army nurses under contracts, employed in actual participation in the Boxer Rebel- lion or after June 20, 1900, and before May 13, 1901. The term "wife" or "widow" of a veteran of the Spanish- American War, the. Boxer Rebellion, or the Philippine Insurrection, shall mean a person who was married to the veteran prior to Septem- ber 1, 1922; of a World War veteran--who was married to the veteran prior to July 3, 1931; of a peace-time veteran--who was married to the veteran prior to the expiration of ten years subsequent to his dis- charge rfom the enlistment during which the injury or disease on account of which claim is being filed, was incurred.