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Rule 7.4: Mandatory State Supplement (MSS) Benefits....................................................... 32 Rule 7.5: Black Lung (BL) Benefits. .................................................................................... 33 Rule 7.6: Civil Service and Federal Employee Retirement Payments. ................................. 34 Rule 7.7: Other Government Pensions and Retirement Plans. .............................................. 34 Rule 7.8: MS State Retirement 13th Check. .......................................................................... 35 Rule 7.9: Railroad Retirement Benefits. ............................................................................... 35 Rule 7.10: Military Pensions. ................................................................................................ 36 Rule 7.11: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits. .................................................. 36 Rule 7.12: VA Pension Payments. ........................................................................................ 37 Rule 7.13: VA Compensation Payments. .............................................................................. 38 Rule 7.14: VA Educational Benefits. .................................................................................... 39 Rule 7.15: VA Benefits for Dependents................................................................................ 39 Rule 7.16: VA Clothing Allowance. ..................................................................................... 40 Rule 7.17: Payments to Veterans’ Children with Certain Birth Defects. .............................. 40 Rule 7.18: VA Aid and Attendance and Housebound Allowances....................................... 41 Rule 7.19: VA Payment Adjustments for Unusual Medical Expenses (UME). ................... 42 Rule 7.20: Deeming VA Income. .......................................................................................... 42 Rule 7.21: Treatment of Institutional Cases involving UME or A & A. .............................. 43 Rule 7.22: Treatment of VA Income in Income Trust Cases. ............................................... 43 Rule 7.23: Treatment of VA Contract Patients in Nursing Facilities.................................... 44 Rule 7.24: Reduced VA Pension for Veterans and Surviving Spouses in Nursing Homes. . 44 Rule 7.25: Treatment of VA Benefits Allocated to Spouse Receiving IBON. ..................... 44 Rule 7.26: Determining the Amount of VA Payments. ........................................................ 45 Rule 7.27: Unemployment Insurance Benefits. .................................................................... 45 Rule 7.28: Workers’ Compensation Payments. .................................................................... 45 Rule 7.29: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). .......................................... 46 Rule 7.30: Bureau of Indian General Assistance (BIA GA). ................................................ 46 Rule 7.31: Foster Care and Adoption Assistance. ................................................................. 47 Rule 7.32: Support Payments – Spousal Support, Alimony. ................................................ 48 Rule 7.33: Support Payments – Child Support. .................................................................... 49 Rule 7.34: Rental Income. ..................................................................................................... 50 Rule 7.35: Dividends and Interest. ........................................................................................ 51 Rule 7.36: Royalties. ............................................................................................................. 51 Rule 7.37: Awards. ................................................................................................................ 52 Rule 7.38: Gifts. .................................................................................................................... 53 Rule 7.39: Gifts of Travel Tickets. ........................................................................................ 53 Rule 7.40: Prizes. .................................................................................................................. 54 Rule 7.41: Gift Cards and Gift Certificates. .......................................................................... 54 Rule 7.42: Work-Related Unearned Income. ........................................................................ 55 Rule 7.43: Treatment of Sick Pay as Unearned Income. ...................................................... 55 Rule 7.44: Death Benefits. .................................................................................................... 55 Rule 7.45: Inheritances. ......................................................................................................... 56 Rule 7.46: Choctaw Tribal Bonus. ........................................................................................ 56 Rule 7.47: Educational Assistance. ....................................................................................... 56 Rule 7.48: Presidentially-Declared Disaster Assistance. ...................................................... 59 Rule 7.49: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Assistance. ...... 59