Those time periods not designated by Congress as wartime are considered to be peacetime.  If a veteran served partly during wartime and partly during peacetime, the veteran meets the wartime criteria if he or she served 90 consecutive days, at least one day of which occurred during a period designated as wartime.  Recognized periods of war are defined by acts of Congress or by a presidential decree.  A veteran’s entire period of service does not need to have been entirely within a designated period of war.  Even if only part of the veteran’s service occurred during an official period of war, that veteran would be considered to have had wartime service.

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