VA Non-Service Connected Disability Pension Benefits.
The VA Aid & Attendance Pension is designed to provide qualified
veterans and their un-remarried surviving spouses with financial
benefits outside of the traditional VA residential system. This
pension benefit, which was established in 1952 under title 38USC,
provides a direct, tax free monthly pension to help defray the cost
of long-term care.
2012
Maximum Benefit Amounts
Monthly
Annually
Two Veterans / Spouses
$2,631
Two Veterans / Spouses
$31,572
Married Veteran*
$2,019
Married Veteran
$24,228
Single Veteran
$1,703
Single Veteran
$20,436
Surviving Spouse
$1,094
Surviving Spouse
$13,140
* Assuming the veteran needs care. If
only the spouse needs care, a married veteran could qualify for
up to $1,337 monthly.
Eligibility Requirements:
• Must be 65 years old and/or unemployable.
• Must have an Honorable or General discharge (any other than
Dishonorable discharge).
• Must have served at least 90 days of active Federal duty with at
least one day during an official period of conflict.
• Must have a medical necessity requiring care
• Must meet income and countable asset criteria established by the
VA*
What does this mean to you, the average Veteran or Veteran's
surviving spouse?
Access of your benefit through this system provides you with access
to care. With a pension in hand, you are able to afford the care you
need. Secondly, you have a choice. You have the power to select the
services you need as well as the provider that meets those needs.
Thirdly, the pension is dependable. Like Social Security, the
pension will always be there for qualified beneficiaries and is paid
directly to you by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
We’re here to help, Free of charge.
Our team of professionals is here to guide you through what can
often be a complex and confusing process. We work hand in hand with
a team of Veterans Service officers, VA Accredited Estate Planning &
Elder Law Attorneys, Medi-Cal LTC specialists and other
professionals. Our goal is to assist you in protecting what you have
spent a lifetime building while staying compliant with VA and Medi-Cal
guidelines. Heritage Financial North’s Senior Veteran Advocates
understand the "winding Road" of the process and can help ensure
that you have satisfied all of the VA’s qualifying criteria.
We are proud to be local volunteer advocates for U.S. Senior Vets.
For more information about U.S. Senior Vets and this valuable
benefit, please take a look at the video below.
Please contact us for more information about the Veterans Aid &
Attendance & Housebound program to get all of the information you
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