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Veterans Pension Protection: Excluding Accident Settlements from Income Calculation.

This law aims to protect pension benefits for veterans and their families. It ensures that money received as reimbursement for medical expenses or compensation for pain and suffering following an accident, theft, or loss will not be counted as annual income when determining pension eligibility. This prevents veterans from losing their benefits simply because they received necessary compensatory payments.
Key points
Reimbursements for medical costs resulting from accidents, theft, or casualty losses will not be counted as income for veteran pension calculations.
Payments for pain and suffering (including insurance settlements) related to such losses are also excluded from the annual income determination.
These changes protect veterans and their families from losing essential pension benefits due to receiving one-time financial compensation.
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Additional Information
Print number: 119_HR_6885
Sponsor: Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
Process start date: 2025-12-18