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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY 11/18 CHAPTER E PAGE 145 • If the individual alleges that the Current Holdings list cannot be obtained because the password or account number has been lost, the individual must contact the Treasury Department to retrieve them. Note: The Current Holdings list is protected by password, so only the bond owner can access this information. The individual will also need to know his or her account number (issued by Treasury) to access the Current Holdings list.

69. Veterans' Children With Certain Birth Defects Payments The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides three types of benefits to natural children of veterans: • Benefits for Vietnam veterans’ children born with spina bifida, • Benefits for Korea service veterans’ children born with spina bifida, and • Benefits for women Vietnam veterans’ children born with certain birth defects. The child status is not changed by age and marital status. Children do not receive benefits under more than one of these programs. VA determines eligibility for VA benefits. 69.1. Exclusion Unspent payments paid to Veterans' Children with Certain Birth Defects Payments are excluded from resources. Retained funds must be identifiable in order to be excluded. See Commingled Funds Chapter E - 26 if funds excluded under this provision are commingled with other funds. 69.2. Verification Use documents such as letters or notices from VA to verify the type of payment. If documents from VA do not show the type of the payment or if no documents are available to verify the type of payment, contact VA.