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How to Read Pension Benefits Rate Tables
The Improved Pension Rate Tables
have two divisions: (1) the Maximum Annual Pension Rate (MAPR) Category and (2)
the Amount.
The MAPR is the maximum amount of pension payable to a
veteran, surviving spouse or child. MAPR fluctuates due to the following
categories:
- Is the veteran or surviving spouse without dependents?
- How many dependents beyond one, does the veteran or surviving spouse
have?
- Is the veteran or surviving spouse in need of housebound
benefits?
- Is the veteran or surviving spouse in need of aid & attendance
benefits?
- Did the veteran serve during the Mexican Border Period or World War I
(Early War Veteran)?
- Are the veterans married to each other?
Here are some examples of how
these categories interact:
| Joe is a veteran of WW II. He has a spouse. He is
entitled to aid & attendance. |
$20,924 |
Go to the A&A With One Dependent MAPR
row. |
| If Joe has deductible medical expenses, he can
deduct any that exceed: |
$692 |
Go to the With One Dependent MAPR row and
look at the To be deducted row beneath it. |
| MAPR |
Explanation |
| Mary is a veteran of WWI. She has a spouse. She
is entitled to aid & attendance. |
$20,924
+
2,400
$23,324 |
Go to the A&A With One Dependent MAPR
row and add from the Early War Veteran
row. |
| If she has deductible medical expenses, she can
deduct any that exceed: |
$812 |
Go to the With One Dependent MAPR row and
look at the To be deducted row beneath it. |
The MAPR is reduced for each
dollar of income that the veteran, surviving spouse, child, or their families
have.
| Example 1 |
So if Joe and his spouse have $3,000 of income and they have no
deductible expenses, you subtract the income from the MAPR.
Joe will
receive $17,924 for the year, or $1,493 each month of that year. |
$20,924
- 3,000
$17,924 |
| Example 2 |
If Mary and her spouse have $10,350 of income and they have
deductible expenses of $3,588, you subtract the deductible amount from the
medical expenses first.
Then subtract the expenses from the
income.
Then subtract the income from the MAPR.
Mary will receive
$15,750 for the year, or $1,312 each month of that year. |
$3,588
- $812
$2,776
$10,350
-
2,776
$7,574
$23,324
-7,574
$15,750 |
Here are some references to
look at to help you determine what income is counted:
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