covered veteran — Law Dictionary

38 U.S.C. § 1831 — in this chapter

The term “covered veteran” means an individual whose children are eligible for health care and benefits under this chapter.

38 U.S.C. § 3703 — under this chapter (2 versions over time)

The term "covered veteran" means a veteran who has previously used entitlement under this chapter and for whom the full amount of entitlement so used has not been restored as a result of the exclusion in section 3702(b) of this title.

38 U.S.C. § 4212 — in this section

The term “covered veteran” means any of the following veterans:

(i) Disabled veterans.

(ii) Veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized.

(iii) Veterans who, while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order No. 12985 (61 Fed. Reg. 1209).

(iv) Recently separated veterans.

38 U.S.C. § 548 — in this section

The term "covered veteran" means a veteran residing in an area specified in subsection (c)(2)(A).

38 U.S.C. § 1119 — in this section

The term "covered veteran" means any veteran who—

(A) on or after August 2, 1990, performed active military, naval, air, or space service while assigned to a duty station in, including airspace above—

(i) Bahrain;

(ii) Iraq;

(iii) Kuwait;

(iv) Oman;

(v) Qatar;

(vi) Saudi Arabia;

(vii) Somalia; or

(viii) United Arab Emirates; or

(B) on or after September 11, 2001, performed active military, naval, air, or space service while assigned to a duty station in, including airspace above—

(i) Afghanistan;

(ii) Djibouti;

(iii) Egypt;

(iv) Jordan;

(v) Lebanon;

(vi) Syria;

(vii) Yemen;

(viii) Uzbekistan; or

(ix) any other country determined relevant by the Secretary.

38 U.S.C. § 1120 — in this section (2 versions over time)

In this section, the term “covered veteran” has the meaning given that term in section 1119(c) of this title.

38 U.S.C. § 1730A — in this section (2 versions over time)

In this section, the term “covered veteran” means a veteran who—

(1) is catastrophically disabled, as defined by the Secretary; or

(2) is an Indian or urban Indian (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603)).