Definition
A program administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that provides a special monthly allowance that is paid in addition to the regular veteran compensation/pension payment for wartime veterans, surviving spouses and parents of wartime veterans who have large, unreimbursed medical expenses. Claimants must show that they require the "aid and attendance" of another person in order to perform at least two activities of daily living (e.g., grooming, transferring, eating, bathing, dressing or toileting); that they are blind or nearly blind; or that they are a patient in a nursing facility. The A&A Pension can be used for any type of chronic care provider including paid in-home caregivers, adult day care, adult residential care homes, assisted living facilities or skilled nursing facilities. The individual must meet financial eligibility criteria, and a report from an attending physician or other medical evidence validating the need for care is required.
URL Name
NS-1800-9000-900
Third Level Code
NS-1800
Taxonomy Code
NS-1800.9000-900
Parent Code
NS-1800.9000
Family Code
N
Second Level Code
NS
Fifth Level Code
NS-1800-9000-900
Fourth Level Code
NS-1800-9000
Use References
VA Aid and Attendance Benefits, Wartime Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits
Publication Status
Draft