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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI INCOME SOURCES 07/19 CHAPTER I, PAGE 99

73.2. Resources Any unspent VA payments resulting from unusual medical expenses are resources if retained into the calendar month following the month of receipt. 73.3. Verification It is necessary to determine if the individual’s payment includes an additional amount for unusual medical expenses but it is not necessary to verify the actual amount of them. It is necessary to verify the amount of compensation or pension that is received. 74. Veterans’ Children with Certain Birth Defects Payments Unearned Income 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. Children do not receive benefits under more than one of these programs. VA determines eligibility for VA benefits. 74.1. Child For purposes of this VA benefit, the child status is not changed by age or marital status. 74.2. Exclusion These types of VA benefits are excluded from income and resources for AG purposes. Note: Interest and dividends earned on unspent payments are also excluded from income. 74.3. Verification Use documents such as letters or notices from VA to verify the type of payment.