VA BENEFITS SR 98-03, 05/98 (FAM-A)

Payments made to disabled or retired veterans or their legal dependents by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Treatment: Unearned Income

Exception: VA benefits payable to children born with spina bifida (including adult children) of Vietnam veterans are excluded as income per Sections 421 and 422(c) of Public Law 104-204.

Also, see VA Aid and Attendance Allowance and Educational Income.