NY Exec L § 362 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 17 - Veterans' Services 362 - Creation of Annuity.

§ 362. Creation  of annuity. 1. Payment to veterans. a. Any veteran as   defined in this article who has been or is hereafter classified  by  the   New York State commission for the visually handicapped as a blind person   as  defined in section three of chapter four hundred fifteen of the laws   of nineteen hundred thirteen, as amended, and continues to  be  a  blind   person  within  the  meaning of that section, shall, upon application to   the director of the division of veterans' services, be paid out  of  the   treasury  of  the  state for such term as such veteran shall be entitled   thereto under the provisions of this article, the sum  of  one  thousand   dollars  annually, plus any applicable annual adjustment, as provided in   this section.b. The entitlement of  any  veteran  to  receive  the  annuity  herein   provided  shall  terminate  upon  his or her ceasing to continue to be a   resident of and domiciled in the state,  but  such  entitlement  may  be   reinstated  upon  application  to the director of veterans' services, if   such veteran shall thereafter resume his or her residence  and  domicile   in the state.c. The effective date of an award of the annuity to a veteran shall be   the  date  of  receipt  of  the  application therefor by the director of   veterans' services, except that if the  application  is  denied  but  is   granted  at  a  later date upon an application for reconsideration based   upon new evidence, the effective date of the award of the annuity  to  a   veteran   shall   be   the  date  of  receipt  of  the  application  for   reconsideration by the director of veterans' services.2.  Payment  to  widows  and  widowers  of  blind  veterans.  a.   The   unremarried  spouse  of  a  veteran  who  heretofore  has  died  or  the   unremarried spouse of a veteran dying hereafter, such veteran  being  at   the  time  of  her  or  his  death  a recipient of, or eligible for, the   benefits above provided, shall, upon  application  to  the  director  of   veterans'  services,  also  be paid out of the treasury of the state the   sum of  one  thousand  dollars  annually,  plus  any  applicable  annual   adjustment,  for  such term as such unremarried spouse shall be entitled   thereto under the provisions of this article.b. The entitlement of any widow or  widower  to  receive  the  annuity   herein  provided shall terminate upon her or his death or re-marriage or   upon her or his ceasing to continue to be a resident of and domiciled in   the state of New York, but  such  entitlement  may  be  reinstated  upon   application  to  the  director  of  veterans' services, if such widow or   widower shall thereafter resume her or his residence and domicile in the   state.c. The effective date of an award of the annuity to a widow or widower   shall be the day  after  the  date  of  death  of  the  veteran  if  the   application  therefor  is  received  within  one  year from such date of   death. If the application is received after the expiration of the  first   year  following the date of the death of the veteran, the effective date   of an award of the annuity to a widow or widower shall be  the  date  of   receipt  of the application by the director of veterans' services. If an   application is denied but is granted at a later date upon an application   for reconsideration based upon new evidence, the effective date  of  the   award  of the annuity to a widow or widower shall be the date of receipt   of the application for reconsideration  by  the  director  of  veterans'   services.3.  Annual  adjustment.  Commencing in the year two thousand five, and   for each year thereafter, the amount of any annuity payable  under  this   section shall be the same amount as the annuity payable in the preceding   year  plus  a  percentage  adjustment  equal  to  the  annual percentage   increase, if any, for compensation and pension benefits administered  by   the  United States Department of Veterans' Affairs in the previous year.    Such percentage increase  shall  be  rounded  up  to  the  next  highest   one-tenth of one percent and shall not be less than one percent nor more   than  four  percent.  Commencing  in  the  year  two  thousand five, the   director  of  veterans'  services, not later than February first of each   year, shall publish by any reasonable means the amount of the annuity as   adjusted payable under this section.