Section 17-676-22 - Veteran's benefits(a) All veteran's benefits, except as specified in subsection (b), prior to any deductions, shall be counted as unearned income. (1) Benefits may be available to individuals who served in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Air Force.(2) Dependents and survivors of veterans may also be eligible for veteran's benefits.(3) Some of the benefits available are service connected disability pensions, nonservice connected pensions, retirement benefits for veterans with twenty or more years of service, survivor's benefits to parents or children of a deceased veteran, and aid and attendance benefits to totally disabled veterans.(b) Veteran's educational benefits are exempt income as specified in section 17-676-80 for the financial assistance programs and section 17-676-91 for the food stamp program.[Eff 3/19/93; am 3/19/94; am 8/1/94; am 01/22/02; am and comp 11/09/06] (Auth: HRS § 346-53) (Imp: HRS § 346-29; 7 C.F.R. §273.9(b); 45 C.F.R. §233.20 )