Both the VA benefits and Medicaid can be used to pay for long-term care costs, but how they work together is often very confusing. The Basics of VA Benefits The VA benefit can be used to pay for home care, assisted living care, and…
Category: Aid and Attendance Benefits
VA Pension with Aid and Attendance 101: Official Dates of War
As you know, the Pension with Aid and Attendance benefit can offer substantial income to help veterans and their surviving spouses pay for long-term care. This benefit, however, is only for wartime veterans. More specifically, a veteran must have served for at least 90…
VA Benefits 101: Understanding “Income for VA Purposes”
Our last blog explored the basics of the Income Pension with Aid and Attendance benefit. We mentioned the income requirements for VA benefits and briefly explained that the VA does not have a defined income limit in order to be eligible for VA benefits. This…
VA Benefits 101: Pension with Aid and Attendance
Recently we announced that the VA is making significant changes to the VA Pension with Aid and Attendance benefit. Some are still wondering what exactly is the VA Pension with Aid and Attendance benefit. This special pension is available to wartime veterans and their surviving…
Announcement: The VA is Making Big Changes to the Aid and Attendance Benefit
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced big changes to the VA Aid and Attendance Benefit. In its final rule published on September 18, 2018, the VA added a look back period for asset transfers, established net worth limits, and added new medical expense…