Size of a 20/20 letter on the eye chart. Using this strategy a letter on a vision chart is made to measure the smallest space the subject can distinguish. For a 20/20 letter there are three bars and two spaces making the total letter height 5 min with 1 min between the lines.
The amount of the pension depends on the veteran's income and can be as much as $930 per month for a single veteran or $1,220 for a couple, but it's usually much less.
A 38-year-old veteran receiving $3000/month with a COLA might reasonably look forward to 35 more years of life. The estimate of the present value of their pension would be. Lump sum = ($3000/month) * (12 months/year) * (35 years) = $1,260,000.