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(b) Served in the Maine National Guard and died as | a result of injury, disease or illness sustained | while serving on active state service as provided in | chapter 3, subchapter III 3; or |
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| (d) Served in the Reserve Components of the | United States Armed Forces and was entitled to | retired pay under 10 United States Code, chapter | 1223 or would have been entitled to retired pay | under chapter 1223 except that the person was | under 60 years of age. |
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| | Sec. 2. 37-B MRSA §505, sub-§2, ķA, as amended by PL 2001, c. 662, §66, | is further amended by amending subparagraph (3) to read: |
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| (3) "Veteran" means any person who served in the military | or naval forces of the United States and entered the | service from this State or resided in this State for 5 | years immediately preceding application for aid and, if | living, continues to reside in this State and who: |
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| (a) Is living and is determined to have Has a total | permanent disability resulting from a service- | connected disability as a result of service; |
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| (b) Was killed in action; |
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| (c) Died from a service-connected disability as a | result of service; |
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| (d) At the time of death was totally and permanently | disabled due to service-connected disability, but | whose death was not related to the service- | connected disability; or |
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| (e) Is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty | who has been listed for more than 90 days as | missing in action, captured or forcibly detained | or interned in the line of duty by a foreign | government or power. |
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| The continuous residency requirement of this | subparagraph does not apply to a person who is | receiving educational benefits under this chapter on or | before January 1, 2006. |
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