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http://www.benefits.va.gov/pension/current_rates_veteran_pen.asp for pension amounts. 7. Seneca Nation Settlement Act of 1990 payments under the provisions of the Seneca Nation Settlement Act of 1990, Pub. Law 101-503 (25 U.S.C. § 1774) (as in effect January 1, 2014), received on or after November 3, 1990 8. As indicated in § 8.3 of this Part, SSI cash benefits received under authority of §§ 1611(e)(1)(E) and (G) of the SSA (42 U.S.C. § 1382), Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Pub. Law 100-203 (42 U.S.C. § 1396a) are excluded for LTSS beneficiaries during the first three (3) full months of Medicaid LTSS in a health care institution. The EOHHS re- determines beneficiary liability retroactively if an SSI-eligible LTSS beneficiary's actual stay exceeds the expected stay of ninety (90) days or less. 9. Optional State Supplement Payments paid to LTSS beneficiaries residing in health care institutions. State supplement program cash assistance is a State-only payment that is considered to be a component of the beneficiary's personal needs allowance or HCBS special maintenance needs allowance and is identified herein as the State-only personal needs allowance. 10. Payments received under the provisions of a State "Victims of Crime Program" for a period of nine (9) months beginning with the month following the month of receipt 11. Payments made from any fund established pursuant to a class settlement in the case of Susan Walker v. Bayer Corporation, et al, per § 4735 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub. Law 105-33 (42 U.S.C. § 1396u) 12. Payments made from any fund established pursuant to a class action settlement in the case of "Factor VIII or IX concentrate blood products litigation." C. Sequence of Deductions. Once all required exclusions are applied, deductions are made in the income of the person seeking or receiving LTSS in a specific sequence. In general, the sequence functions as follows: the beneficiary’s personal need allowance (identified as 1 through 2(b) in the table below), and then spousal and family allowances (3 and 4 in the table). If necessary, the personal needs allowance is adjusted to ensure that the allowances for spouses and family members are adequate. From this point forward, allowances for health costs, incurred expenses and, if appropriate, home maintenance are deducted. Both the nature of the deduction and the amount may vary by LTSS family structure and living arrangement: