N.Y.
Social Services Law Section 168
Definitions
1.
Veteran means a person who has served in the armed forces of the United States or who was a recipient of the armed forces expeditionary medal, navy expeditionary medal or marine corps expeditionary medal for participation in operations in Lebanon from June first, nineteen hundred eighty-three to December first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, in Grenada from October twenty-third, nineteen hundred eighty-three to November twenty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-three, or in Panama from December twentieth, nineteen hundred eighty-nine to January thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety, and who (a) has been honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from such service or furloughed to the reserve, or(b)
has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans’ services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or(c)
is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans’ services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.2.
Veteran organization means the:(a)
Grand Army of the Republic;(b)
United Spanish War Veterans;(c)
American Legion;(d)
Disabled American Veterans;(e)
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States;(f)
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated;(g)
Catholic War Veterans, Incorporated;(h)
Army and Navy Union of the United States;(i)
Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated;(j)
Polish Legion of American Veterans, Incorporated;(k)
The Marine Corps League;(l)
Military Order of the Purple Heart, Inc.;(m)
Amvets.(n)
American Veterans of World War II;(o)
Veterans of World War I, U.S.A., Inc.(p)
Polish-American Veterans of World War II;(q)
Masonic War Veterans of the state of N.Y., Inc.;(r)
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.;(s)
Regular Veterans Association, Inc.;(t)
Vietnam Veterans of America;(u)
Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association;3.
Veteran assistance means safety net assistance given pursuant to the provisions of this title, to the persons eligible therefor.
Source:
Section 168 — Definitions, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SOS/168 (updated Nov. 15, 2024; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).
