38 U.S.C. § 102 : US Code - Section 102: Dependent parents

Search 38 U.S.C. § 102 : US Code - Section 102: Dependent parents

(a) Dependency of a parent, which may arise before or after the
death of a veteran, shall be determined in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(b) Dependency of a parent shall not be denied (1) solely because
of remarriage, or (2) in any case in any State where the monthly
income for a mother or father does not exceed minimum levels which
the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation, giving due regard to
the marital status of the mother or father and additional members
of the family whom the mother or father is under a moral or legal
obligation to support.
(c) For the purposes of this section, in determining monthly
income the Secretary shall not consider any payments under laws
administered by the Secretary because of disability or death or
payments of bonus or similar cash gratuity by any State based upon
service in the Armed Forces.