20 CFR § 408.202 - How do you qualify for SVB?

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title: "20 CFR § 408.202 - How do you qualify for SVB?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "408.202"
section_name: "How do you qualify for SVB?"
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "408"
part_name: "SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS"
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# 408.202 How do you qualify for SVB?

You qualify for SVB if you meet all of the following requirements.

(a) *Age.* You were age 65 or older on December 14, 1999 (the date on which Pub. L. 106-169 was enacted into law).

(b) *World War II veteran.* You are a World War II veteran as explained in § 408.216.

(c) *SSI eligible.* You were eligible for SSI, as explained in § 408.218, for both December 1999 (the month in which Pub. L. 106-169 was enacted into law) and for the month in which you file your application for SVB.

(d) *Application.* You file an application for SVB as explained in subpart C of this part.

(e) *Other benefit income.* You do not have other benefit income, as explained in § 408.220, which is equal to, or more than, 75 percent of the current FBR.