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Note: You can only receive assistance if you were referred by a sponsor on our site, this may be by way of our office or putting you in touch with a county VA office in your town, however we would be more than happy to email you VA forms to file. The VA makes the final decision on all claims. Please visit our sponsors who support our program if you are in need of a quality eldercare provider here, Click Here to find one.

* Eligibility for most Veteran health care benefits is based solely on active military service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard (or Merchant Marines during WWII), and discharged under other than dishonorable conditions.

* Reservists and National Guard members who were called to active duty by a Federal Executive Order may qualify for VA health care benefits. Returning service members, including Reservists and National Guard members who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations have special eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for two years following discharge from active duty. Call 800-827-1000

* Health Care eligibility is not just for those who served in combat.

Veteran's health care is not just for service- connected injuries or medical conditions.

Eligibility Verification Report

The eligibility verification report (EVR) is a VA compliance form that will need to be completed at the beginning of each year. If you are receiving VA pension benefits, you will get one and must return it on time.

The EVR requires you to verify the income and qualified expenses from the previous year. It also allows you to make any adjustments for the coming year.

If you have had large changes to the monthly medical expenses (perhaps now you are paying lower assisted living costs or home care costs or you inherited money or sold a home) and now exceed the limit for benefits, this may interfere with the current benefit award you receive.


INTRODUCTION TO THE VETERANS' AID AND ATTENDANCE SPECIAL PENSION


The Veterans' Administration offers a Special Pension with Aid and Attendance (A&A) benefit that is largely unknown. Most find it hard to believe it exists, but it does! This Special Pension allows for Veterans and surviving spouses who require the regular attendance of another person to assist in eating, bathing, dressing, undressing or taking care of the needs of nature to receive additional monetary benefits. It also includes individuals who are blind or a patient in a nursing home because of mental or physical incapacity. It is not a benefit for a person needing housekeeping or respite or part time care. Assisted care in an assisted living facility also qualifies. This most important benefit is overlooked by many families with Veterans or surviving spouses who need additional monies to help care for ailing parents or loved ones. This is a "pension benefit" and is not dependent upon service-related injuries for compensation. Most Veterans who are in need of assistance qualify for this pension. Aid and Attendance can help pay for care in the home, nursing home or assisted living facility. A Veteran is eligible for up to $1,554 per month, while a surviving spouse is eligible for up to $998 per month. A couple is eligible for up to $1,842 per month*. Increase each year for cost of living.


Qualifications are:

  • Veterans must have served 1 day during an active war and had no less then a 90 day service.
  • Surviving spouses must still have been married to the veteran when they passed.
  • You must have a doctors order insisting you need the aid and attendance of another every day.
  • You must have less then 80K in checking and savings even less if you are applying as a sinlge(not including your home or vehicles) if you have IRAs and CDs they are included as income.
  • You must have received an honorable discharge or general discharge.
  • You can choose where you want to live as long as it is a credible facility or community/ Home care company.
  • You may not qualify if you are on state assistance (medicaid or another subsidized program due to your low income).


Please call us for more information or you can contact the VA direct @ 800-827-1000.

It is hard to speculate on what you will experience while filing for the Aid & Attendance Special Pension. Each case is unique and carries its own set of challenges. One thing you can expect is that it will take between 4-6 months for your application to be processed. Fortunately, all benefits are retro-dated back to the original filing date. However, if you or your loved one is ill, it can be a challenge to get everything done quickly.

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