{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-3.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 3.16","heading":"Service pension.","body":"In computing the 70 or 90 days required under § 3.3(a) active service which began before or extended beyond the war period will be included if such service was continuous. Broken periods of service during a war period may be added together to meet the requirement for length of service.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 3—ADJUDICATION","Subpart A—Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"f43c2f2ff3b54c715fddd8cc14ee91816e55d9a88cfe791fa8335496c04f7db3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-3.15","next":"us/38-cfr-3.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}