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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY 11/18 CHAPTER E PAGE 28 12.1. Verification: ABLE account beneficiaries are not issued paper statements unless a special request is submitted to Virginia 529 with the agreement to pay a fee for mailing. Beneficiaries are able to view their account online. Acceptable verification will be documents printed by the beneficiary from a computer that shows the following: • PNC Bank as the financial institution • Identifiable markers stating “ABLE” account • Name of the beneficiary/account holder • Balance in the account • Date of the account balance Note: Should the worker consider the document submitted to be questionable, additional verifications may be requested to prove the account is eligible for exclusion. 12.2. Exclusion: The entire ABLE account with a balance up to $500,000 is excluded as a resource. Disbursements or withdrawals from this account for qualified expenses related to maintaining the health, independence and quality of life of the beneficiary are also excluded as a resource and income. 13. Agent Orange Payments Agent Orange settlement payments made in connection with the case of In re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation come from a fund created by manufacturers of Agent Orange who agreed to pay into a settlement fund. Payments began in March 1989. Qualifying veterans will receive at least one payment a year for the life of the program. Qualifying survivors of deceased veterans will receive a single lump sum payment.