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Spouse income exclusion (38 CFR 

3.262), $6,013 (Pub. L. 95–588 sec. 

306(a)(2)(B)). 

Old-Law Pension Income Limitations 

Veteran or surviving spouse without 

dependents or an entitled child, $16,485 

(Pub. L. 95–588 sec. 306(b)). 

Veteran or surviving spouse with one 

or more dependents, $23,757 (Pub. L. 

95–588 sec. 306(b)). 

Parents’ DIC 

DIC shall be paid monthly to parents 

of a deceased Veteran in the following 

amounts (38 U.S.C. 1315): 

One parent (38 U.S.C. 1315(b)): If 

there is only one parent, the monthly 

rate of DIC paid to such parent shall be 

$799, reduced on the basis of the 

parent’s annual income according to the 

following formula: 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $0.00 but not more than 

$800, the $799 monthly rate shall not be 

reduced. 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $800 but not more than 

$10,725, the monthly rate shall be 

reduced by $0.08. 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $10,725, the monthly rate 

will not be reduced. 

No Parents’ DIC is payable under this 

table if annual income exceeds $18,824. 

One parent who has remarried: If 

there is only one parent and the parent 

has remarried and is living with the 

parent’s spouse, DIC shall be paid under 

38 U.S.C. 1315(b) or under 38 U.S.C. 

1315(d), whichever shall result in the 

greater benefit being paid to the 

Veteran’s parent. In the case of 

remarriage, the total combined annual 

income of the parent and the parent’s 

spouse shall be counted in determining 

the monthly rate of DIC. 

One of two parents not living with 

spouse (38 U.S.C. 1315(c)): The rates 

below apply to (1) two parents who are 

not living together, or (2) an unmarried 

parent when both parents are living and 

the other parent has remarried. The 

monthly rate of DIC paid to each such 

parent shall be $579 reduced on the 

basis of each parent’s annual income, 

according to the following formula: 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $0 but not more than $800, 

the $579 monthly rate shall not be 

reduced. 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $800 but not more than 

$7,975, the monthly rate shall be 

reduced by $0.08. 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $7,975, the monthly rate 

shall not be reduced. 

No Parents’ DIC is payable under this 

table if annual income exceeds $18,824. 

One of two parents living with spouse 

or other parent (38 U.S.C. 1315(d)): The 

rates below apply to each parent living 

with another parent; and each remarried 

parent, when both parents are alive. The 

monthly rate of DIC paid to such parents 

will be $546 reduced on the basis of the 

combined annual income of the two 

parents living together or the remarried 

parent or parents and spouse or spouses, 

as computed under the following 

formula: 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $0 but not more than 

$1,000, the $546 monthly rate shall not 

be reduced. 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $1,000 but not more than 

$1,100, the monthly rate shall be 

reduced by $0.08. 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $1,100 but not more than 

$1,200, the monthly rate shall be 

reduced by $0.08. 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $1,200 but not more than 

$1,300, the monthly rate shall be 

reduced by $0.08. 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $1,300 but not more than 

$1,600, the monthly rate shall be 

reduced by $0.08. 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $1,600 but not more than 

$1,800, the monthly rate shall be 

reduced by $0.08. 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $1,800 but not more than 

$7,763, the monthly rate shall be 

reduced by $0.08. 

For each $1 of annual income which 

is more than $7,763, the monthly rate 

shall not be reduced. 

No Parents’ DIC is payable if the 

annual income exceeds $25,303. 

These rates are also applicable in the 

case of one surviving parent who has 

remarried, computed on the basis of the 

combined income of the parent and 

spouse, if this would be a greater benefit 

than that specified in the rates for 38 

U.S.C. 1315(b) for one parent. 

Aid and attendance: The monthly rate 

of DIC payable to a parent per the 

guidelines above shall be increased by 

$434 if such parent is (1) a patient in a 

nursing home, or (2) helpless or blind, 

or so nearly helpless or blind as to need 

or require the regular aid and 

attendance of another person. 

Minimum rate: The monthly rate of 

DIC payable to any parent shall not be 

less than $5. 

Signing Authority 

Denis McDonough, Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, approved and signed 

this document on November 18, 2024, 

and authorized the undersigned to sign 

and submit the document to the Office 

of the Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Luvenia Potts, 

Regulation Development Coordinator, Office 

of Regulation Policy & Management, Office 

of the Secretary, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0896] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: 35% Exemption 

Request From 85/15 Reporting 

Requirement 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

will submit the collection of 

information abstracted below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

PRA submission describes the nature of 

the information collection and its 

expected cost and burden, and it 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument. 

DATES: Comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice by clicking on the following link 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’, then search the 

list for the information collection by 

Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0896.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA 

PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202– 

461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 35% Exemption Request From 

85/15 Reporting Requirement, VA Form 

22–10216. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0896, 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRASearch. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: As part of the benefits 

authorization process, 38 CFR 21.4201 

places restrictions on enrollment based 


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on the percentage of students receiving 

financial support in any approved 

program. Except as otherwise provided 

by regulation, VA shall not approve an 

enrollment in any course for an eligible 

Veteran, not already enrolled, for any 

period during which more than 85 

percent of the students enrolled in the 

course are having all or part of their 

tuition, fees or other charges paid for 

them by the educational institution or 

by VA under title 38 U.S.C., or under 

title 10 U.S.C. This is known as the 85/ 

15 Rule and is applicable to Institutions 

of Higher Learning (IHLs) and NonCollege Degree postsecondary schools. 

The requirements apply to all courses, 

not otherwise exempt, or waived, 

offered by all educational institutions, 

regardless of whether the institution is 

degree-granting, proprietary profit, 

proprietary nonprofit, eleemosynary, 

public and/or tax-supported. Schools 

are required to submit information 

necessary to determine if their programs 

of training are approved for the payment 

of VA educational assistance. This 

specified information is submitted 

either to VA or to the State Approving 

Agency (SAA) having jurisdiction over 

that school. This regulation includes a 

provision that permits an exemption 

from routine reporting of this data for 

schools that assert that the number of 

VA beneficiary students in all programs 

approved for GI Bill never exceeds 35% 

of the total enrollment at the 

educational institution. If approved, 

such non-accredited schools must still 

monitor and collect the data, but are 

exempt from routinely reporting it to 

VA. The VA uses data from this 

information collection to determine that 

non-receipt of the routine reporting of 

85/15 data is authorized by nonaccredited schools. Non-accredited 

schools with an approved exemption are 

required to provide the complete 85/15 

data during regular, periodic 

compliance survey reviews by VA to 

ensure no more than 85% of students in 

any approved program are students in 

receipt of financial support from the 

educational institution or by VA under 

title 38 U.S.C., or under title 10 U.S.C. 

Without this information, VA might pay 

benefits in error. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published at 89 FR 

75059, September 13, 2024. 

Affected Public: Educational 

Institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,411 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,822. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0764] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Survey of Healthcare 

Experiences of Patients—Dental Care 

Patient Satisfaction Survey (DPSS) 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 21, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

submitted through www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Program-Specific information: 

Rebecca Mimnall, 202–695–9434, 

vhacopra@va.gov. 

VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 

202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VHA invites 

comments on: (1) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Survey of Healthcare 

Experiences of Patients—Dental Care 

Patient Satisfaction Survey (DPSS) (VA 

Form 10–10070). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0764. 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRASearch (once at this link, you can 

enter the OMB Control Number to find 

the historical versions of this 

Information Collection). 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The mission of the Veterans 

Health Administration (VHA) is to 

provide high quality medical and dental 

care to eligible veterans. Executive 

Order 12862, dated September 11, 1993, 

calls for the establishment and 

implementation of customer service 

standards, and for agencies to ‘‘survey 

customers to determine the kind and 

quality of services they want and their 

level of satisfaction with current 

services.’’ The overall purpose of the 

Dental Care Patient Satisfaction Survey 

(DPSS) is to systematically obtain 

information from patients, which can be 

used to identify problems or complaints 

that need attention and to improve the 

quality of dental health care services. 

This information will be collected 

through the DPSS, VA Form 10–10070, 

and may be submitted either on paper 

or electronically by Veterans. The DPSS 

questions have minor changes, to 

include updates to the Race and 

Ethnicity data collection fields to reflect 

current requirements. VHA also is 

prepared to implement an additional 

mode of collecting the information 

utilizing a web-based access system for 

Veterans to submit the survey 

responses. Information obtained from 

this dental survey will be made readily 

available to VA Central Office (VACO), 

Veterans Integrated Service Network 

(VISN), VHA field staff, and 

stakeholders as part of the Network 

Performance Report and via the VA 

Intranet. 


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