Evelyn M. Summy v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

This case involves the interrelationship of certain features of two federal programs, both of which are designed to provide income to individuals. The programs are the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) that provides payments based on disability and the Veterans Administration (VA) pension provisions. The issue is whether reimbursement by the VA of unusual medical expenses received by the appellee Summy, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 503(a)(8) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.272(g)(2) (1980), constitutes “income” for purposes of computing appellee’s SSI entitlement. Should it do so appellee…