VSO Test Exam Guide (questions with verified answers) UPDATED Newest 2025/2026

VSO Test Exam Guide (questions with
verified answers) UPDATED Newest
2025/2026
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Secretary - CORRECT ANSWER-Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Department - CORRECT ANSWER-Department of Veterans Affairs
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Veteran - CORRECT ANSWER-a person who served in the active military, naval, or air
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service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than
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dishonorable.
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Surviving Spouse - CORRECT ANSWER-opposite sex spouse of a veteran at the time Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`

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of the veteran's death. and who lived with the veteran continuously.
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opposite sex spouse of a veteran who has not remarried.
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Child - CORRECT ANSWER-A person who is under the age of 18.
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Became disabled before age 18. Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




Between 18 and 23 pursing course of approved education. Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




Legitimate, adopted, stepchild, acknowledged illegitimate, court ordered support, or Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




satisfactory evidence given to Secretary. ( And more)
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Parent - CORRECT ANSWER-a father, a mother, a father through adoption, a mother
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through adoption, or an individual who for a period of not less than one year stood in the
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relationship of a parent to a veteran at any time before the veteran's entry into active
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military, naval, or air service or if two persons stood in the relationship of a father or a
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mother for one year or more, the person who last stood in the relationship of father or
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mother before the veteran's last entry into active military, naval, or air service.
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Spanish American War - CORRECT ANSWER-April 21, 1898, and ending on July 4, 1902
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Also a veteran who served with the United States military forces engaged in hostilities in
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the Moro Province, means the period beginning on April 21, 1898, and ending on July 15,
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1903.
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World War I - CORRECT ANSWER-April 6, 1917, ending November 11, 1918
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Veteran In Russian April 6, 1917 ending April 1, 1920
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World War II - CORRECT ANSWER-December 7, 1941, ending December 31, 1946
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Korean Conflict - CORRECT ANSWER-June 27, 1950, ending January 31, 1955
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Armed Forces - CORRECT ANSWER-United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air
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Force, and Coast Guard, including the reserve components thereof.
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Period of War - CORRECT ANSWER-means the Spanish-American War, the Mexican
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border period, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, the Persian
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Gulf War, and the period beginning on the date of any future declaration of war by the
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, Congress and ending on the date prescribed by Presidential proclamation or concurrent
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resolution of the Congress.
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Veteran of Any War - CORRECT ANSWER-means any veteran who served in the
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active military, naval, or air service during a period of war.
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Compensation - CORRECT ANSWER-means a monthly payment made by the Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




Secretary to a veteran because of service-connected disability, or to a surviving spouse,
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child, or parent of a veteran because of the service-connected death of the veteran
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occurring before January 1, 1957.
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dependency and indemnity compensation - CORRECT ANSWER-means a monthly Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




payment made by the Secretary to a surviving spouse, child, or parent (A) because of a
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service-connected death occurring after December 31, 1956, or (B) pursuant to the
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election of a surviving spouse, child, or parent, in the case of such a death occurring before
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January 1, 1957.
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pension - CORRECT ANSWER-a monthly or other periodic payment made by the
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Secretary to a veteran because of service, age, or non-service-connected disability, or to a
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surviving spouse or child of a veteran because of the non-service-connected death of the
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veteran.
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service-connected - CORRECT ANSWER-with respect to disability or death, that such Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`

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disability was incurred or aggravated, or that the death resulted from a disability
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incurred or aggravated, in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service.
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non-service-connected - CORRECT ANSWER-with respect to disability or death, that Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




such disability was not incurred or aggravated, or that the death did not result from a
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disability incurred or aggravated, in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service.
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discharge or release - CORRECT ANSWER-includes (A) retirement from the active
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military, naval, or air service, and (B) the satisfactory completion of the period of active
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military, naval, or air service for which a person was obligated at the time of entry into such
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service in the case of a person who, due to enlistment or reenlistment, was not awarded a
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discharge or release from such period of service at the time of such completion thereof
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and who, at such time, would otherwise have been eligible for the award of a discharge or
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release under conditions other than dishonorable.
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State home - CORRECT ANSWER-a home established by a State (other than a
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possession) for veterans disabled by age, disease, or otherwise who by reason of such
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disability are incapable of earning a living. Such term also includes such a home which
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furnishes nursing home care for veterans.
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State - CORRECT ANSWER-each of the several States, Territories, and possessions of
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the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. For the
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purpose of section 2303 and chapters 34 and 35 of this title, such term also includes the
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Canal Zone.
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Active Duty - CORRECT ANSWER-Full time duty in the Armed Forces (not training)
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Full time duty Office of the Public Health Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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