Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
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Summary
Would exclude certain accident-related reimbursements and pain-and-suffering awards from the annual income used to determine veterans' pension eligibility. This change targets payments from accidents, thefts, losses, or casualty events so those amounts do not count against veterans, surviving spouses, or children when the VA calculates pension income.
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- Veterans: Medical expense reimbursements from accidents, thefts, losses, or casualty losses would not count as annual income. The exclusion for medical reimbursements may not exceed the actual costs of medical care provided to the victim.
- Surviving spouses and children: Insurance settlements and court-awarded general damages for pain and suffering tied to those events would also be excluded. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs will determine the allowable pain-and-suffering amount on a case-by-case basis.
- Administration and timing: The Secretary is given authority to define “casualty loss” for this rule and to set case-by-case limits. The change would take effect 180 days after enactment.
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More pension income exclusions for veterans
If enacted, this bill would exclude some payments from the annual income used to decide VA pensions and survivor benefits. You would not have to count reimbursements for medical care from an accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss, up to the cost of that care. You would also not have to count payments for pain and suffering from those events, up to an amount the VA Secretary sets for your case. The VA Secretary would define "casualty loss" for this rule. The change would take effect 180 days after enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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