Section 801.16.2. Bonus for persons serving outside the Vietnam service area.

       16.2(1) Service requirement. A person serving outside the Vietnam service area is a person otherwise qualified under subrule 16.1(1) except that the person did not earn either a Vietnam service medal or an armed forces expeditionary medal-Vietnam and did not serve in the Vietnam service area during the period between July 1, 1958, and May 31, 1975, both dates inclusive.

       16.2(2) Limited eligibility requirements. A person eligible to receive compensation pursuant to 16.2(1) shall be entitled to compensation pursuant to this rule only if all of the following requirements are met:

        a.           The person has not received a bonus or compensation similar to that provided in this chapter from this state or another state.

        b.           The person was on active duty service after July 1, 1958, and the person did not refuse on conscientious, political, religious, or other grounds, to be subject to military discipline.

        c.           The person made application for a bonus or compensation similar to that provided in this chapter from this state and was denied compensation because the person did not meet the applicable residency requirements.

        d.           The person files an application for compensation under this chapter in a manner determined by the department of veterans affairs by July 1, 2010.

       16.2(3) Compensation. Compensation shall be the sum of $12.50 for each month that the person was on active duty service within the dates specified in subrule 16.2(1). Compensation under this subrule shall not exceed a total sum of $300. Compensation for a fraction of a month shall not be considered unless the fraction is 16 days or more, in which case the fraction shall be computed as a full month.