LCO No. 329 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5730 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 329 Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS Introduced by: REP. BUCKBEE, 67th Dist. AN ACT ELIMINATING SERVICE IN TIME OF WAR AS AN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR VETERANS' BENEFITS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to eliminate service in time of 1 war as an eligibility criteria for veterans' benefits granted by the state. 2 Statement of Purpose: To eliminate service in time of war as an eligibility criteria for veterans' benefits granted by the state.