Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act of 1978: Hearing Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2384, Friday, February 3, 1978 |
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... standard designed to assure each veteran or survivor under that program of an annual income meeting the national minimum standard of need . Pensioners would generally receive benefits equal to the difference between their other annual ...
... standard designed to assure each veteran or survivor under that program of an annual income meeting the national minimum standard of need . Pensioners would generally receive benefits equal to the difference between their other annual ...
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... standard for surviving spouses in need of regular aid and attendance would also be equal to that of veterans . Other survivors would receive the two- thirds rate of pension applicable to all survivors under present law . All veterans ...
... standard for surviving spouses in need of regular aid and attendance would also be equal to that of veterans . Other survivors would receive the two- thirds rate of pension applicable to all survivors under present law . All veterans ...
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... standard of need , with concomitant increased costs totaling billions of dollars within a decade . Yet it would have done little or nothing to restructure the pen- sion program along equitable lines . This amendment was dropped in the ...
... standard of need , with concomitant increased costs totaling billions of dollars within a decade . Yet it would have done little or nothing to restructure the pen- sion program along equitable lines . This amendment was dropped in the ...
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... STANDARD APPROACH Mr. President , under the current pension program , a maximum payment rate is set for veterans and surviving spouses who have no other income , and for per- sons who do have other income , that rate is reduced ...
... STANDARD APPROACH Mr. President , under the current pension program , a maximum payment rate is set for veterans and surviving spouses who have no other income , and for per- sons who do have other income , that rate is reduced ...
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... standards applicable to either a veteran or a surviving spouse who has one dependent , and who also has additional dependent children , by increasing the annual income standard by $ 660- $ 55 per month - for each additional dependent ...
... standards applicable to either a veteran or a surviving spouse who has one dependent , and who also has additional dependent children , by increasing the annual income standard by $ 660- $ 55 per month - for each additional dependent ...
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Page 520 - For purposes of this section, the term "earned income" means wages, salaries, or professional fees, and other amounts received as compensation for personal services actually rendered, but...
Page 520 - In the case of a taxpayer engaged in a trade or business in which both personal services and capital are material income-producing factors...
Page 763 - Eligibility for medical treatment (a) * * * ******* (h) The Administrator shall furnish to each veteran who is receiving additional compensation or allowance under chapter 11, or increased pension as a veteran of the Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict...
Page 58 - ... sale of the old residence. (5) Sale of property; Public Law 86211 and dependency and indemnity compensation. For pension under Public Law 86-211 (73 Stat. 432) and for dependency and indemnity compensation, profit from the sale of real or personal property other than in the course of a business will not be considered income. This applies to property acquired either before or after the date of entitlement. Any amounts received in excess of the sales price will be counted as income. Where payments...
Page 696 - On this question the yeas and nays have been ordered, and the clerk will call the roll.