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VA | RIN: 2900-AO73 | Publication ID: Spring 2016 |
Title: Net Worth, Asset Transfers, and Income Exclusions for Needs-Based Benefits | |
Abstract:
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations governing entitlement to VA pension to maintain the integrity of the pension program and to implement recent statutory changes. The proposed regulations would establish new requirements pertaining to the evaluation of net worth and asset transfers for pension purposes and would add regulations identifying those medical expenses that may be deducted from countable income for VA's needs-based benefit programs. The intended effect of these changes is to respond to recent recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), maintain the integrity of VA's needs-based benefits, and clarify and address issues necessary for the consistent adjudication of pension and parents' dependency and indemnity compensation claims. We also propose to implement statutory changes pertaining to certain pension beneficiaries who receive Medicaid-covered nursing home care, as well as a statutory income exclusion for certain disabled veterans and a non-statutory income exclusion pertaining to annuities. |
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Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) | Priority: Economically Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 3.261 38 CFR 3.262 38 CFR 3.263 38 CFR 3.270 38 CFR 3.271 38 CFR 3.272 38 CFR 3.274 38 CFR 3.275 38 CFR 3.276 38 CFR 3.277 38 CFR 3.278 38 CFR 3.279 38 CFR 3.503 38 CFR 3.551 38 CFR 3.660 | |
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501 38 U.S.C. 1503 38 U.S.C. 1522 38 U.S.C. 1543 38 U.S.C. 1832 38 U.S.C. 5110 38 U.S.C. 5112 38 U.S.C. 5503 42 U.S.C. 300c-22 (note) 38 U.S.C. 1315(f)(3) 42 U.S.C. 1437 (note) 42 U.S.C. 2210 (note) 42 U.S.C. 7385e 50 U.S.C. 1989c-5 38 U.S.C. 1506(1) |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Martha A. Schimpf Pension and Fiduciary Service (21P) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 Phone:505 364-4817 Fax:505 346-4861 Email: martha.schimpf@va.gov |