Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
(a) This subchapter is applicable to all residents of the State who served in any capacity with the Armed Forces of the United States including the National Guard or Reserve during wartime periods specified in 38:18-1 and 38:18A-1 and who have a permanent service-connected disability rating from the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs for one of seven disabilities declared to be catastrophic in nature by the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs.(b) In addition to eligible New Jersey veterans, this subchapter applies to all widows/widowers of those New Jersey veterans who were in receipt of the veteran's catastrophic entitlement prior to the death or who would have been entitled had the veteran made application prior to death. N.J. Admin. Code § 5A:6-7.1