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85 c) The spouse and unmarried dependent children of a person described above in a or b, including the spouse of a deceased veteran, provided the marriage fulfilled the requirements of 38 U.S.C. 1304, and the spouse has not remarried An individual who is lawfully residing in a state and is on active duty in the military (excluding National Guard) or is an honorably discharged veteran whose discharge is not because of immigration status (includes spouse, surviving spouse - if not married, and unmarried dependent children). NOTE: A discharge “Under Honorable Conditions” is not the same as an honorable discharge and does not meet this requirement. An unmarried dependent child is: a child who is under the age of 18 or, if a full-time student, under the age of 22; such unmarried dependent child of a deceased veteran provided such child was dependent upon the veteran at the time of the veteran's death; or an unmarried disabled child age 18 or older if the child was disabled and dependent on the veteran prior to the child's 18th birthday. NOTE: Unmarried dependent child means the legally adopted or biological child of the Veteran. These categories do not include individuals who are in a non SNAP- eligible category (i.e. Refugees and Asylees who have not adjusted to LPR status). Each category of eligible non-citizen status stands alone for purposes of determining eligibility. If eligibility expires under one eligible status, the Agency must determine if eligibility exists under another status. For acceptable sources of verification for the charts above see SNAP Tool Kit 2: Acceptable Verification of U.S. Citizenship and Non-Citizen Eligibility. See also Section 5.1 (6) Non- Citizen Eligibility.