Aid and Attendance Benefit Program Overview

Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit

The Aid & Attendance level of the pension benefit is very substantial for those who qualify. In 2009, the maximum annual benefit 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

The benefit is particularly helpful to those who qualify when you consider that in order to qualify, the claimant must:

Demonstrate a financial need
Show that he or she is housebound or in the regular need of care by a caregiver. Such care can be very expensive.

By qualifying for the Aid & Attendance pension benefit, the claimant may be able to:

Afford a caregiver who can come into the claimant's home to provide help with the activities of daily living, (i.e, bathing, meal preparation, dressing, and toileting)
Afford the comforts of receiving care in an assisted living community or a skilled nursing home

The ultimate purpose of the Aid & Attendance pension benefit is to provide veterans or their surviving spouses with additional resources so that they can afford care in their time of need.

Click here to learn more about the VA's Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit. There is no cost or obligation to speak with someone from Veterans Financial, Inc.

     Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit Overview
     Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit Eligibility
     Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit Application

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