| Soldiers or police officials who died in action |
- A person who, as a soldier or police officer, sustained an injury or disability and died while
performing combat or equivalent duties
- A civilian military employee who died while performing combat or equivalent duties before December
31, 1959
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| Soldiers or police officials wounded in action |
- A soldier or police officer who, while performing combat or equivalent duties, sustained an injury
or disability and was discharged or retired, and whose injury or disability was rated as Grade 1 to
7 in a physical examination conducted by the Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
- A civilian military employee who, prior to December 31, 1959, sustained an injury or disability
while performing combat or equivalent duties, retired thereafter, and whose injury or disability was
rated as Grade 1 to 7 in a physical examination conducted by the Minister of Patriots and Veterans
Affairs
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| Soldiers or police officials who died in the line of duty |
- A soldier, police officer, or fire-fighting official who died while performing duties or training
directly related to the defense of the nation, ensuring public safety, or protecting the lives and
property of citizens (including those who died from illness)
- For firefighting officials, this applies to those who died on or after June 30, 2011, the date of
the amendment and enforcement of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished
Service to the State (those who died before June 29, 2011, are compensated equivalently to soldiers
or police officials who died in the line of duty only if the death was related to fire suppression,
rescue, or emergency medical duties)
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| Soldiers or police officials wounded on active duty |
A soldier or police officer who, during training or the performance of duties, sustained an
injury or disability (including occupational diseases), was discharged or retired, and whose injury or
disability was rated as Grade 1 to 7 in a physical examination conducted by the Minister of Patriots and
Veterans Affairs |
| Recipients of the Order of Military Merit |
Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Taegeuk, Eulji, Chungmu, Hwarang, and Inheon Orders of
Military Merit) |
| Recipients of the Order of National Security Merit |
Recipients of the Order of National Security Merit (Tong-Il Medal, Gugseon Medal, Cheonsu Medal,
Samil Medal, and Gwangbog Medal) |
Student soldiers in Japan who
volunteered for the Korean War
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A citizen of the Republic of Korea who was residing in Japan and voluntarily enlisted in the
Republic of Korea Armed Forces or United Nations forces between June 25, 1950, and July 27, 1953,
participated in the Korean War, and was discharged (excluding those discharged due to dismissal or
sentencing) |
| Persons who died in the April 19 Revolution |
A person who participated in the revolution around April 19, 1960, and died |
| Persons wounded in the April 19 Revolution |
A person who participated in the revolution around April 19, 1960, sustained an injury or
disability, and whose injury or disability was rated as Grade 1 to 7 in a physical examination conducted by
the Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs |
| Persons of merit for the April 19 Revolution |
A person who participated in the revolution around April 19, 1960, is not classified as a
deceased or injured, and was awarded the National Foundation Medal |
| Public officials who died on active duty |
A public official, as defined in Article 2 of the State Public Officials Act and Article 2 of the
Local Public Officials Act (excluding soldiers and police officers), or an employee covered under Article 2
of the Enforcement Decree of the Public Officials Pension Act, who died while performing duties or training
directly related to the protection of citizens’ lives and property (including death due to illness) |
| Public officials wounded on active duty |
A public official, as defined in Article 2 of the State Public Officials Act and Article 2 of the
Local Public Officials Act (excluding soldiers and police officers), or an employee covered under Article 2
of the Enforcement Decree of the Public Officials Pension Act, who sustained an injury or disability
(including occupational diseases) during the performance of duties or training directly related to the
protection of citizens’ lives and property, and who retired with such injury or disability, which is
determined to correspond to a disability Grade 1 to 7 according to a physical examination conducted by the
Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs |
| Special contributors to national and social development, or special contributors who died in the line of
duty or were wounded |
Among those who have made significant contributions to national and social development: those who
died in the line of duty related to such contributions, those who sustained injuries, and those designated
by the Cabinet as eligible under this Act for their contributions (in the case of injured individuals, whose
disability is assessed by the Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and rated as Grade 1 to 7) |
| Compensation for civilian-military employees involved in battle |
Civilian military employees or public officials dispatched abroad for military purposes,
journalists accredited by the government to accompany military operations, those mobilized under the former
Wartime Labor Mobilization Act, members of youth corps, local defense forces, firefighters, volunteer
firefighters, student soldiers, or other patriotic organizations who died in combat or similar acts;
individuals who sustained injuries and were medically recognized to have died from those injuries before
submitting a registration application; and those who sustained injuries and whose condition is assessed as
Grade 1 to 7 in a physical examination conducted by the Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs—are
recognized as soldiers or police officials who died in action, were wounded in action or on active duty, or
died in the line of duty |
| Veterans recognized in accordance with separate or specific laws |
Individuals such as combat police officers, security prison guards, volunteer firefighting
officials, local reserve force members, civil defense members, and public service personnel who have died or
sustained injuries, and who meet the conditions specified in the relevant laws as well as the conditions
outlined in the Act on the Honorable Treatment and Support of Persons of Distinguished Service to the State,
are recognized as soldiers or police officials who died in action, were wounded in action or on active duty,
or died in the line of duty, and are registered accordingly |
| Application mutatis mutandis to June 18 Wounded Freedom Seekers |
North Korean military personnel or civilian military employees who were taken prisoner by the
Republic of Korea Armed Forces or the United Nations forces between June 25, 1950, and July 23, 1953, and
who meet certain conditions, are entitled to compensation equivalent to that of soldiers and police
officials wounded on active duty |
