Determining the Amount of VA Payments

Determining the Amount of VA Payments. A. The following must be considered in determining the amount of VA payments: 1. The type of VA payment being made and the policy in effect in the month of payment. 2. Overpayments recovered from VA benefits are included as income in determining eligibility and Medicaid Income. 3. In cases where VA “suspends” VA Improved Pension benefits for failure to verify medical expenses, the benefit in effect prior to the suspension date continues to count as income because the recipient remains entitled to the VA benefit.