The Aid and Attendance Pension was created by the VA in 1952. This benefit provides a monthly pension payment to wartime Veterans and their Surviving Spouses. Its purpose is to help them pay for their long-term care needs, such as in-home care, family care, adult daycare, independent living, assisted living, memory care or a nursing home.
The Veteran must have served at least 90 consecutive days of active duty with at least one of those days being during a period of war.
The Veteran must have received a discharge other than "Dishonorable."
The surviving spouse must have been married to the Veteran at the time of passing and must have never remarried.
When filing a Fully Developed Claim (FDC) directly with the VA Pension Management Center, the VA's goal is to have a decision made within 90 days.
* Veteran's Discharge Papers (DD-214)
* Marriage Certificate (If Married)
* Long Form Death Certificate (If Deceased)
* Social Security Award Letter for Vet and spouse
* Income statement from all sources of income
* Bank statement showing each income deposit
* Statement from all financial accounts holding assets
Yes, the VA offers retroactive Aid and Attendance Benefit payments starting the first day of the following month after a claim is initiated.
No, the Aid and Attendance Pension is not taxable income.
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