SSI won't totally cancell out a VA Pension from what I"ve read so far. If I"m entitled to $985.00 from the VA, SSI won"t count the 1st $85.00, and then divides the balance of $900.00=$450.00. They deduct that from the $674.00=$224.00. So between the two I"ll get $985.00 VA, and $224.00 SSI= $1209.00 to survive on a month. Could be worse off, I know others are. I"m just wondering if the VA sends me a retroactive payment for the months I waited for my claim to be approved-let"s say 6 months- $985.00x6=$5910.00 what happens to the monthly SSI check I receive? Do they prorate the retro payment or just deduct so much more from my future SSI checks?