VSO Test Exam Guide (questions with verified answers) Secretary - CORRECT ANSWER -Secretary of Veterans Affairs Department - CORRECT ANSWER -Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran - CORRECT ANSWER -a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. Surviving Spouse - CORRECT ANSWER -opposite sex spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran's death. and who lived with the veteran continuously. opposite sex spouse of a veteran who has not remarried. Child - CORRECT ANSWER -A person who is under the age of 18. Became disabled before age 18. Between 18 and 23 pursing course of approved education. Legitimate, adopted, stepchild, acknowledged illegitimate, court ordered support, or satisfactory evidence given to Secretary. ( And more) Parent - CORRECT ANSWER -a father, a mother, a father through adoption, a mother through adoption, or an individual who for a period of not less than one year stood in the relationship of a parent to a veteran at any time before the veteran's entry into act ive military, naval, or air service or if two persons stood in the relationship of a father or a mother for one year or more, the person who last stood in the relationship of father or mother before the veteran's last entry into active military, naval, or air service. Spanish American War - CORRECT ANSWER -April 21, 1898, and ending on July 4, 1902 Also a veteran who served with the United States military forces engaged in hostilities in the Moro Province, means the period beginning on April 21, 1898, and ending on July 15, 1903. World War I - CORRECT ANSWER -April 6, 1917, ending November 11, 1918 Veteran In Russian April 6, 1917 ending April 1, 1920 World War II - CORRECT ANSWER -December 7, 1941, ending December 31, 1946 Korean Conflict - CORRECT ANSWER -June 27, 1950, ending January 31, 1955 Armed Forces - CORRECT ANSWER -United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard, including the reserve components thereof. Period of War - CORRECT ANSWER -means the Spanish -American War, the Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, the Persian Gulf War, and the period beginning on the date of any future declaration of war by the Co ngress and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress. Veteran of Any War - CORRECT ANSWER -means any veteran who served in the active military, naval, or air service during a period of war. Compensation - CORRECT ANSWER -means a monthly payment made by the Secretary to a veteran because of service -connected disability, or to a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a veteran because of the service -connected death of the veteran occurring before January 1, 1957. dependency and indemnity compensation - CORRECT ANSWER -means a monthly payment made by the Secretary to a surviving spouse, child, or parent (A) because of a service -connected death occurring after December 31, 1956, or (B) pursuant to the election of a su rviving spouse, child, or parent, in the case of such a death occurring before January 1, 1957. pension - CORRECT ANSWER -a monthly or other periodic payment made by the Secretary to a veteran because of service, age, or non -service -connected disability, or to a surviving spouse or child of a veteran because of the non -service -connected death of the v eteran. service -connected - CORRECT ANSWER -with respect to disability or death, that such disability was incurred or aggravated, or that the death resulted from a disability incurred or aggravated, in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service. non-service -connected - CORRECT ANSWER -with respect to disability or death, that such disability was not incurred or aggravated, or that the death did not result from a disability incurred or aggravated, in line of duty in the active military, naval, or ai r service. discharge or release - CORRECT ANSWER -includes (A) retirement from the active military, naval, or air service, and (B) the satisfactory completion of the period of active military, naval, or air service for which a person was obligated at the time of entry into such service in the case of a person who, due to enlistment or reenlistment, was not awarded a discharge or release from such period of service at the time of such completion thereof and who, at such time, would otherwise have been eligible for the award of a discharge or release under conditions other than dishonorable.
