To make qualified distributions from a Roth IRA, you must be at least 59Â½ and it must be at least five years since you first began contributing. And if you converted a regular IRA to a Roth IRA, you can't take out the money penalty-free until at least five years after the conversion.
What is GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT? Condition of the employee receiving consistent work and payment from the employer. What a worker or college graduate seeks to provide consistent, continual income for self and family. Used in ranking colleges or universities as an attribute of the training and education received.
A Veteran must be unable to maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of his/her service-connected disabilities. (marginal employment, such as odd jobs, is not considered substantial gainful employment for VA purposes) .