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PUBLIC LAW 85-857-SEPT. 2, 1958

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(b)(1) The Administrator shall pay to each veteran of the SpanishAmerican W a r who does not meet the service requirements of subsection (a), but who meets the service requirements of this subsection, a pension at the following monthly rate: (A) $67.73; or (B) $88.04 if the veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance. (2) A veteran meets the service requirements of this subsection if he served in the active military or naval service— (A) for seventy days or more during the Spanish-American W a r; or (B) for a period of seventy consecutive days or more and such period began or ended during the Spanish-American War. NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY P E N S I O N

§ 521. Veterans of World War I, World W a r II, or the Korean conflict (a) The Administrator shall pay to each veteran of World War I, World W a r II, or the Korean conflict, who meets the service requirements of this section, and who is permanently and totally disabled from non-service-connected 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-five years of age 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. § 522. Income limitations (a) No pension shall be paid under section 521 of this title 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 section 521 of this title, the Administrator may require from any veteran applying for, or in receipt of, pension under such sections such information, proofs, or evidence as he desires in order to determine the annual income of such veteran. § 523. Combination of ratings (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 section 521 of this title, and is entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability, the Administrator shall pay him the greater benefit.

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