Veterans Administration Aid and Attendance
Pension
Military Service Requirements:
To
qualify, a Veteran must show a minimum of 90 days of active military
service. One day must have been served during a wartime period.
Service overseas is not a requirement. Veterans who enlisted later than September
7, 1980 must have served at least 24 months, or the full period of time which they were called to active duty if they served in the National Guard or
Reserves.
War
Time Period:
World
War II 12/07/1941 - 12/31/1946 Korea 6/27/1950 - 01/31/1955
Vietnam 08/05/1964 - 05/07/1975
Persian Gulf 08/02/1990 - ending date not set
Income
Requirements:
Aid and
Attendance Pension is a NEEDS BASED PROGRAM. Eligibility is
financially based upon income, assets, and unreimbursed medical expenses.
Factors considered:
1)
The claimant's annual Gross income for all sources are totaled.
2)
Total the prospective annual medical expenses and subtract the appropriate deductible from this projected expense.
3)
Subtract the medical expense from the gross income figure and the resulting
number is called countable income.
4)
Lastly, subtract the countable income from your rate category to determine the
entitlement.
Disability
Requirements:
Veterans
must be age 65 to qualify or must be disabled to qualify for basic pension
entitlements. Loss of ADL's, disabilities, and serious
medical conditions merit higher awards proportional to the level of need.
Veterans widows do not have to be disabled or reached the
age of 65 to begin drawing the basic pension entitlement. As with the
Veteran, higher amounts are awarded based on disability level.
Award
Categories:
Married Veteran - $2,020 Monthly Maximum*
Single Veteran - $1,704 Monthly Maximum*
Surviving Spouse - $1,094 Monthly Maximum*
Please
verify all rates and qualification requirements with the U. S. Veterans
Administration or go to www.VA.gov. *Posted amounts as of
1/01/2011.
