{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-408.202","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 408.202","heading":"How do you qualify for SVB?","body":"You qualify for SVB if you meet all of the following requirements.\n(a) Age. You were age 65 or older on December 14, 1999 (the date on which Pub. L. 106-169 was enacted into law).\n(b) World War II veteran. You are a World War II veteran as explained in § 408.216.\n(c) SSI eligible. You were eligible for SSI, as explained in § 408.218, for both December 1999 (the month in which Pub. L. 106-169 was enacted into law) and for the month in which you file your application for SVB.\n(d) Application. You file an application for SVB as explained in subpart C of this part.\n(e) Other benefit income. You do not have other benefit income, as explained in § 408.220, which is equal to, or more than, 75 percent of the current FBR.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 408—SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II VETERANS","Subpart B—SVB Qualification and Entitlement"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"026ead3f75980696b570e121d0a37985441766e25a6161682452c72f20c4a18d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-408.201","next":"us/20-cfr-408.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}