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Vermont Distinguished Service Medal

Vermont’s Distinguished Service Medal recognizes qualifying federal active-duty service in a combat theater, supported by the required service or decoration evidence. Eligibility includes honorable discharge, death before separation, missing-in-action status, or a current federal active-duty member in good standing with more than four years of service. A qualifying Vermont connection can be current residency, residency when entering service, or federal mobilization with the Vermont National Guard or another Vermont-based reserve unit; current Vermont residence is not required in every pathway. Apply to the Office of Veterans Affairs with the medals application; qualifying next of kin may receive a deceased member’s award.

Catalog recordExplore requirements

An agency must make the actual eligibility decision.

The program is source-verified, but its eligibility rules are not automated in this record.

Program overview

Administering agency: Vermont official agency
Source verification: official page text
Rating relationship: No rating threshold is inferred; confirm any program-specific disability rule with the administering agency.
P&T requirement: P&T is not inferred from the program title or summary; verify the current official requirements.
TDIU treatment: Manual verification required.
Temporary-rating treatment: Manual verification required.
Residency requirement: This record does not automatically screen by state of residence. School, employment, property, service-entry, or other jurisdiction requirements may still apply; confirm with the agency.

Why this result appeared

No personal scenario was used. This neutral catalog view does not imply that you qualify.

Manual requirements

The linked official source confirms that this program or service exists, but the app has not converted every requirement into automatic eligibility logic.
Confirm current residency, service, discharge, disability, dependent or survivor status, deadlines, benefit amount, and required documents with the administering agency.

Suggested application steps

Open the linked program source and review the current requirements.
Contact the administering agency if any eligibility term, deadline, benefit value, or local procedure is unclear.
Apply only through the administering agency’s process after confirming that the program fits your circumstances.

Documents to consider

Military discharge or service record, when requested
Proof of residence or other jurisdiction connection, when requested
VA decision or benefit summary letter, when disability status is part of the program
Dependent, survivor, vehicle, property, education, or income records relevant to the program

Limits and caveats

Resolved: current statute and March 2025 medals application replace the unrelated discharge-records release form.
This is an official-source program record, not an agency eligibility decision.
Program terms can change between review dates; use the linked official source before relying on a deadline, amount, waiver, exemption, or qualification path.
The program description was checked against text from the linked official page or document.

Application, timing, and local administration

Application requirement: The administering agency may require an application, supporting records, or local filing.
Filing deadline: Confirm with the administering agency
Renewal: Confirm whether renewal, recertification, or annual filing is required.
Benefit value or formula: Varies under the official program rule
Local warning: Local administration may vary; manual verification may be required
Source language: en

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