### Question
What is the definition of Mexican border period?


### Answer
The definition of **Mexican border period** is as follows in *38 U.S.C. § 101*:

> the period beginning on May 9, 1916, and ending on April 5, 1917, in the case of a veteran who during such period served in Mexico, on the borders thereof, or in the waters adjacent thereto

#### Citation:
  - *38 U.S.C. § 101*
  - Heading: **PART I-GENERAL PROVISIONS > CHAPTER 1-GENERAL**

