The VA offers many benefits for elderly veterans that they might not be aware that they are eligible for. One of them is the Aid and Attendance benefit. This benefit can help elderly vets and their spouses pay for care as they get older.

The Benefit

The Aid and Attendance benefit offers money that can help seniors pay for care. Up to $2,000 a month can be used to help veterans receive various quality of life services. This includes home care as well as assisted living and nursing home costs. This benefit is available in full and part to both vets and their spouses.

Requirements to Qualify

There are very strict requirements to qualify for the benefits. They include:

  • Being a wartime veteran that entered service on or before September 8, 1980. The veteran must have had at least 90 days of active military service. At least one of those days must have been during wartime.
  • Cannot have been dishonorably discharged.
  • Vets who entered the service after the September date must have at least 24 months of continuous service and also cannot have been dishonorably discharged.
  • The beneficiary must need care that cannot be provided by themselves or their spouse.
  • Strict income requirements and assets must also be adhered to.
  • The VA encourages vets whose income is too high to qualify for a VA pension to apply for Aid and Attendance.

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