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We Serve Military Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces
Did you know that as a veteran of the U.S. Armed Services, you may qualify for a special Disability
Pension benefit that can be used to cover some of the costs of home care services?
Aid and Attendance Allowance
Veterans who served during wartime and have a non-service related disability which requires aid
and attendance by another person may qualify.
Since the program applies to anyone who served at least 90 days, you could be eligible to take
advantage of this earned-benefit program. Disability benefits are available for both service related
and non-service related.
Certain requirements do apply and you should check with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in
your state. More information is available online at www.va.gov and search on “Disability Pension.”
Qualification Criteria for Veterans or Widowed Spouses
The veteran, alive or deceased, must have served 90 consecutive days of active duty with at least
one day during wartime. The veteran must also hold an “Honorable Discharge” status.
If the veteran had a service related medical discharge with less than 90 days active duty and one day
during war time, he or she may qualify. A widowed spouse must have been married to the veteran at
the time of the veteran’s death and never remarried. The widowed spouse must have been married
to the veteran for at least one year or have had children with the veteran. The widowed spouse must
also have been living with the veteran at the time of the veteran’s death, unless the separation was
due to medical or military reasons.
Total household liquid assets (stocks, bonds, CDs, IRA, 401k, annuities, savings, cash, cash value of
whole life insurance policies, checking accounts, appraised value of business or second property,
etc. cannot exceed $80,000. In the case of a married veteran, both spouses’ assets count, even if
assets were premarital.
Exceptions may exist in the case of jointly owned assets where another adult is co-owner of the
assets. Housebound certification is required by the individual’s doctor stating that they are in need
of assistance due to an existing medical condition.
You may also qualify under a low income
provision if the net monthly income after
certain medical expenses is low enough
and meets the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs criteria.
• A veteran or veteran’s widow
in receipt of service related
compensation may be able to receive
an increase if they are certified as
housebound and in need of personal
care.
• Once approved for housebound
or aid and assistance, veterans
may qualify for free medications,
medical equipment, hearing aids and
incontinence supplies.
• There may be special benefits
available for veterans who served “in
country,”Vietnam or the Gulf War and
for POWs.
The veterans pension and survivors
pension benefit program can cover
up to 60 hours each month for care
needed by a qualified military veteran
with spouse.*
It can also cover up to 50 hours each
month for a veteran that is single.*
Surviving veteran spouses can receive
up to 30 hours of care
each month for their
home care.*
*These are guidelines and
may vary.
Additional Benefits Available