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• Is a veteran or veteran's surviving spouse considered in need of regular aid and attendance, or considered permanently housebound according to the Veterans' Administration. • Is a veteran's surviving child who is considered to be permanently incapable of self- support, according to the Veterans' Administration. • Is a veteran's surviving spouse or child receiving or approved by the Veterans' Administration for compensation for a service-connected death or for pension benefits for a non-service-connected death, and has a disability considered permanent under Social Security; or • Receives a Railroad Retirement disability annuity and is determined eligible for Medicare.

If it is not clear that an individual's VA disability of less than 100% qualifies them as disabled according to the Social Security Administration, the applicant's/recipient's physician should be able to provide verification that the VA disability meets this criteria. 3210.15.00 SNAP OPTIONAL AG MEMBERS (S)

A SNAP AG may include the following: • Boarders who live with the AG, if otherwise eligible, are included at the AG's request. • Residents of eligible institutions (these individuals may qualify for assistance at the institution where they reside); or • Eligible students (these individuals are subject to additional eligibility criteria to determine whether they are included in or excluded from AG participation.

The following sections discuss these situations in detail.

Any individual who is included as a participating AG member has their needs included in the eligibility determination. His income and resources are also counted in the financial eligibility determination. 3210.15.05 BOARDERS (S)

Boarders are individuals or groups of individuals residing with the AG and paying reasonable compensation to the AG for lodging and meals (excluding residents of a commercial boarding house). They are ineligible to participate in the program independent of the AG providing the board. They may participate as eligible members of the AG if the AG providing the service requests it, or they must participate if it is determined that they are not providing reasonable compensation. 3210.15.05.05

DETERMINATION OF BOARDER STATUS (S)

If the payee claims that an individual in the AG is a boarder, the individual must be determined to be paying the AG a reasonable amount of compensation for room and board. If the individual does not pay a reasonable amount of compensation, or is a mandatory AG member, then they