Historical development of pensions for surviving spouses and children of veterans of the Indian wars, Civil War, Spanish-American War, Mexican border period, World Wars I and II, Korean conflict, and Vietnam era, including rates and certain elements of entitlement-Continued

Korean conflict-Continued

Act of Nov. 4, 1978-Continued

Interval be-
tween end
of period
and law

Rate for surviving spouse or
surviving spouse with child

Rate for child (no surviving
spouse)

Interval between end of period
and delimiting marriage date

Income and dependency
limitations

Provides generally all income, regardless of source, of a veteran, and to the extent available to the
veteran the income of the veteran's spouse and any child for whom pension is paid, shall be
considered in determining the rate of pension except the following:

(a) Private or public welfare. Since the act would assure income well above the poverty level,
few if any pensioners would need welfare type assistance.

(b) Expenses of last illness and burial of veteran, child or spouse of veteran and just debts of de-
ceased veteran.

(c) Proceeds of fire insurance.

(d) Profits realized from sale of nonbusiness property.

(e) Unreimbursed unusual medical expenses provided such expenses exceed 5 percent of basic
pension rate.

(1) Amounts in joint accounts in bank acquired by reason of death of other joint owner.
(g) Amounts paid by veterans or surviving spouses who are so disabled as to require the regular
aid and attendance of another person for tuition, fees, and books for a course of education
or vocational rehabilitation; unusual tarnsportation fees incurred in connection with pur-
suit of same.
(h) Postsecondary educational expenses, including tuition, fees, books, etc., paid by child.
(i) Earned income of a child not exceeding $2,950 annually.

More

But equal

equal to or
less than-

Pension

than

to or less

than

Period not ended. (Married to
the veteran prior to the ex-
piration of 10 years following
termination of the period by
Presidential proclamation or
concurrent resolution of the
Congress.)

Income limitations, computa

tion of income, and net worth
test of need are the same as
are applicable in World War I
and later period of war cases.
Effective date of pension,
Oct. 1, 1967.

Effective Jan. 1, 1971, adds to
the exclusion from considera-
tion as income, payments
of-(1) Servicemen's Group
Life Insurance; (2) amounts
equal to prepayments made
on indebtedness secured by
mortgage on real prop-
erty; (3) amounts in a joint
bank account acquired by
reason of death of the joint
owner; (4) payments made
by a former employer
to retired employee as reim-
bursement for premiums
paid by the retiree on sup-
plementary social security
medical insurance; and (5)
proceeds from retired
servicemen's family pro-
tection plan provided in 10
U.S.C. Ch. 73. Rates effec-
tive Jan. 1, 1971.

Surviving spouse

Annual income

More
than-

But equal Pension to or less

than

$300

$81

$300

400

80

400

500

500

600

600

700

See footnotes at end of table.

•Plus $16 for each addi-
tional child.

**Basic rate increased by
$50 if surviving spouse is in
need of aid and attendance.