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VA Aid and Attendance Benefit
"Aid and Attendance" is an underutilized
special monthly pension benefit offered
by the Veterans Administration for veterans
and surviving spouses who require in-home
care or live in nursing homes. To qualify, a
veteran (includes the surviving spouse) must
have served at least 90 days of active military
service, one day of which is during a period of
war, and must be discharged under conditions
other than dishonorable. The veteran's benefit is
$18,234 annually (paid monthly) and increases
to $21,615 if a veteran has one dependent. The
surviving spouse alone is $11,715 annually.
For more information, visit VA's Veterans
Pension Program webpage
http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/pension/vetpen.htm#7