The Veteran Aid and Attendance (A&A) benefits offered by the Veterans’ Administration are considered a pension benefit. This means that the needs you are facing do not have to be service related. It also includes the needs of a surviving spouse of a veteran. If you need assistance with your daily living activities, are blind, [...]
The Aid and Attendance (A&A) Benefit is offered through the Veterans’ Administration. This benefit has remained largely unknown, but can be very useful to assist in paying for long-term care costs. If you are a veteran or a surviving spouse, and you require the use of another person to assist you in performing basic daily [...]
In addition to providing information and guidance regarding the VA Special Monthly Pension, he or she can also assist clients with planning strategies to help them obtain the Special Monthly Pension while keeping an eye on the possibility that it may be necessary to qualify for Medicaid in the months or years to come. Unlike [...]
Once the Income for Veteran's Administration Purposes is calculated, the Special Monthly Pension amount can be properly calculated. If the IVAP is a negative number, meaning that the unreimbursed medical expenses are greater than the gross income for the household, the veteran, or veteran's widow, will receive the full amount of the pension as listed [...]
If the veteran is deceased and a spouse survives the veteran, the widow/widower can also qualify for the Special Monthly Pension if he or she is over 65 or disabled. The amount of the Special Monthly Pension is based on the level of disability. The levels of disability are: aged over 65, Housebound, and In [...]
Either the veteran or the veteran's spouse can be the one to meet the disability requirement for qualifying for the Special Monthly Pension. The amount of the Special Monthly Pension is based on the level of disability. The levels of disability are: aged over 65, Housebound, and In Need of Regular Aid and Attendance. The [...]
Income is a major consideration for qualification for the VA Special Monthly Pension, as the pension is designed for low-income veterans. Instead of looking at a simple monthly income as a guideline, the VA has assigned its own unique way of determining if you meet income limitations. This formula is known as the Income for [...]
The next step in determining eligibility for the VA Special Monthly Pension is the assets held by the veteran. If the veteran has too much in the way of assets, it can be difficult to qualify. There are two categories of assets, countable and non-countable. The assets inside the home, as well as the home [...]
In addition to being disabled or over the age of 65, a veteran must have served during a time of conflict. In order to meet the service during war or conflict requirement, 90 consecutive days must have been served, with at least one of those days being during the dates listed below. The veteran also [...]
Most veterans are familiar with the VA Disability Compensation program. It is the program that provides monthly compensation to any veteran that has an illness or injury resulting from the veterans service. Examples of qualifiers would include losing a limb at war or having a disease that was the long-term result of exposure to Agent [...]