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VA Improved Pension (Aid and Attendance pension)

Veterans and survivors who are eligible for a VA pension and require the aid and attendance of another person, or are housebound, may be eligible for additional monetary payment. These benefits are paid in addition to monthly pension, and they are not paid without eligibility to Pension. Since Aid and Attendance and Housebound allowances increase the pension amount, people who are not eligible for a basic pension due to excessive income may be eligible for pension at these increased rates. A Veteran or surviving spouse may not receive Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound benefits at the same time.

Aid & Attendance (A&A)

The Aid & Attendance (A&A) increased monthly pension amount may be added to your monthly pension amount if you meet one of the following conditions:

• You require the aid of another person in order to perform personal functions required in everyday living, such as bathing, feeding, dressing, attending to the wants of nature, adjusting prosthetic devices, or protecting yourself from the hazards of your daily environment
• You are bedridden, in that your disability or disabilities requires that you remain in bed apart from any prescribed course of convalescence or treatment
• You are a patient in a nursing home due to mental or physical incapacity
• Your eyesight is limited to a corrected 5/200 visual acuity or less in both eyes; or concentric contraction of the visual field to 5 degrees or less

Housebound

This increased monthly pension amount may be added to your monthly pension amount when you are substantially confined to your immediate premises because of permanent disability.

Veterans' Benefits Planning

Planning for VA Benefits -- $3,000.00

• This includes discussion of your eligibility for pension and/or compensation based on the current medical, military, and financial criteria used by the Veteran's Administration
• Discussion about finances and how to structure your assets to qualify for one or more of the various VA benefits
• Discussion about the inter-relationships between Medicaid and VA benefits
• Short and Long-term strategies for a successful benefits application

If you decide to apply, considering the consequences and how securing your wealth for VA benefits could affect your future Medicaid eligibility, the VA Pension application is provided to the Veteran at no charge for the Initial Application

Your preliminary consult is free, so, give us a call, and see what we can do for you!

Contact Doug Koenig at 919-883-2800, or Email Me

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