[ConorMacNessa]

I respectfully disagree:

"Whether service on a naval vessel in the waters off the shore of Vietnam constitutes service in the Republic of Vietnam for purposes of 38 U.S.C. § 101(29)(A), which de-fines the Vietnam era as the period beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on May 7, 1975, in the case of a veteran who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period."

This, from the VA website, would indicate to me that it began in 1961. I think you're a Vietnam-era vet.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvbach1]

"Whether service on a naval vessel in the waters off the shore of Vietnam constitutes service in the Republic of Vietnam for purposes of 38 U.S.C. § 101(29)(A), which de-fines the Vietnam era as the period beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on May 7, 1975, in the case of a veteran who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period."

Thank you for your answer. The definition above assumes service in Vietnam, or off its shore. I never left the state of CA during my period of service (1961-63) so I am not considered a Vietnam-era vet by the Department of Veterans affairs (VA) despite having served at that time. So we are both right.