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Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit Eligibility
As part of the Veterans Administration's Pension program, the VA offers additional income for veterans and their surviving spouses who are eligible for the VA's base pension, but who also either demonstrate a regular need for the aid and attendance of a caregiver or are what the VA refers to as housebound.
Basic Criteria for Pension Benefit Eligibility:
The VA considers offering Pension benefits to a Veteran or their surviving spouse if:
- The veteran received discharge from service under any condition other than dishonorable,
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- The veteran served at least 90 days of active military service, one (1) day of which was during a war-time period:
- World War II: December 7, 1941 through December 31, 1946 inclusive. If the Veteran was in service on December 31, 1946, but had not yet served 90 days, then continued service lasting until July 26, 1947 will be considered World War II service.
- Korean conflict: June 27, 1950 through January 31, 1955 inclusive
- Vietnam era: The period beginning on February 28, 1961 and ending on May 7, 1975 inclusive, for all Veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period. The period beginning on August 5, 1964 and ending on May 7, 1975 inclusive, in all other cases.
AND
- The claimant is age 65 or older, OR, is permanently and totally-disabled,
AND
- The claimant's total countable family income is below an annual limit set by law (most medical or care expenses including Nursing Home, Assisted Living and Home Care will reduce net countable income if you qualify medically),
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- The VA determines that the claimant's household net worth is not excessive (there is no specific dollar amount designated as excessive, rather, excessive net worth is a determined on a case-by-case basis with a number of considerations taken into account, and it should be noted that some assets are exempt from the net worth determination).
Basic Criteria for Aid & Attendance Pension Benefit Eligibility:
Aid & Attendance is a monthly benefit paid in addition to monthly Pension. A veteran or their surviving spouse may be eligible for Aid & Attendance when the veteran or surviving spouse:
- Requires the ongoing aid of another person in order to perform basic personal functions required in everyday living, (Activities of Daily Living or ADLs) such as bathing, eating, dressing, attending to the wants of nature, adjusting prosthetic devices, or protecting himself/herself from the hazards of his/her daily environment,
OR
- Is bedridden, in that his/her disability or disabilities requires he/she remain in bed apart from any prescribed course of convalescence or treatment,
OR
- Is a patient in a long-term care facility due to cognitive or physical incapacity,
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- Is blind, or so nearly blind as to have corrected visual acuity of 5/200 or less in both eyes, or concentric contraction of the visual field to five degrees or less.
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