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PUBLIC LAW 86-56-JUNE 17, 1967

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disabled from non-service-coiinected disability not the result of the veteran's willful misconduct or vicious habits, a pension at the following monthly rate: (1) $66.15; or (2) $78.75 if (A) the veteran is sixty-tive years of A^e or older, or (B) the veteran has been rated as permanently and totally disabled for a continuous period of ten years and he has been in receipt of pension throughout such period; or (3) $135.45 if the veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance. (b) A veteran meets the service requirements of this section if he served in the active military, naval, or air service— (1) for ninety days or more during either World W a r I, World W a r II, or the Korean conflict; (2) during World W a r I, World W a r II, or the Korean conflict, and was discharged or released from such service for a service-connected disability; or (3) for a period of ninety consecutive days or more and such period ended during World W a r I, or began or ended during World W a r II or the Korean conflict. INCOME

LIMITATIOXS

SEC. 422. (a) No pension shall be paid under this subpart to any unmarried veteran whose annual income exceeds $1,400, or to any married veteran or any veteran with children whose annual income exceeds $2,700. (b) As a condition of granting or continuing pension under this subpart, the Administrator may require from any veteran applying for, or in receipt of, pension under this subpart such information, proofs, or evidence as he desires in order to determine the annual income of such veteran. C O M B I N A T I O N OF RATINGS

SEC. 423. (a) The Administrator shall provide that, for the purpose of determining whether or not a veteran is permanently and totally disabled, ratings for service-connected disabilities may be combined with ratings for non-service-connected disabilities. (b) Where a veteran, by virtue of subsection (a), is found to be entitled to a pension under this subpart, and is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability, the Administrator shall pay him the greater benefit. PART C — P E N S I O N S TO WIDOWS AND CHILDREN SUBPART I

WARS BEFORE WORLD WAR I

WIDOWS OF MEXICAN WAR VETERANS

SEC. 431. The Administrator shall pay to the widow of each veteran of the Mexican War, who is on the pension rolls on the day before the effective date of this Act under any public law, a pension at the monthly rate of $52.50.

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