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In order to receive Special Veterans Benefits (SVB), you must:

• Be age 65 or older on December 14, 1999, the date the law was enacted;
• Be a World War II veteran (This includes Filipino veterans of World War II who served in the organized military forces of the Philippines while the forces were in the service of the U.S. armed forces, or served in organized guerrilla forces under the auspices of the U.S. military.);
• Be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for December 1999, the month the law was enacted;
• File an application for SVB;
• Be eligible for SSI benefits for the month in which you file an application for these new benefits; and
• Have other benefit income that is less than 75 percent of the SSI Federal benefit rate.

For 2007, 75 percent of the SSI Federal benefit rate is $467.25 and for 200 75 percent of the SSI Federal benefit rate is $477.75, and

If you meet all of these requirements, you can receive SVB for each month you reside outside the United States on the first day of the month. For SVB purposes, you are outside the United States if you are not in one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia or the Northern Mariana Islands.

For more information, see Qualification Requirements.