VA Aid and Attendance Benefits Explained
Aid and Attendance is a special pension program offered to war-time veterans that served at least 90 days of active duty with at least one of those days being served during war time.
What Aid and Attendance provides veterans and their spouses with is the ability to pay for assistance that may be needed in the home. Certain income requirements must be met, which basically means that low income veterans will be able to benefit from Aid and Attendance significantly, as well as veterans who properly structure their assets. Even if nursing home assistance is needed, the VA Aid and Attendance program will be able to pay for that. All you have to do is qualify.
You already know that you have to be a war-time veteran who served at least 90 days with one of those days being during a war. So if youre a war-time veteran, the requirements are not extremely strict in that area. The rest comes in the way of verifying that you have a medical condition that requires you to have help within the home. You also have to prove that your income is low enough by providing information on all of your income sources.
For 2009 the maximum annual benefit for those qualifying for the Aid & Attendance level of pension is:
Surviving Spouse of a Veteran: $12,681
Veteran with no Spouse or dependent children: $19,736
A married Veteran where the Veteran requires care: $23,396
If the Veteran is healthy, but their Spouse requires care, then the Veteran qualifies for a regular pension only: $15,493
Once a veteran applies for and qualifies for the Aid and Attendance program and starts receiving benefits, assistance that would have otherwise financially been out of reach is now paid for – things like assistance getting dressed, eating, bathing, and all other daily activities are covered.
The VA Aid and Attendance benefit program is an amazing program that, unfortuneately, isn’t as well known as it should be. The amount of money that is paid out to qualified veterans is substantial, and it goes a long ways towards improving the quality and length of life of the veteran and his or her spouse. Qualifying for the benefit isn’t hard, and with the help of qualified professionals, it can be a painless and simple process.
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Written by Brian Johnson on December 9th, 2009 with
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