{"id":2960,"date":"2008-01-07T05:04:52","date_gmt":"2008-01-07T05:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/applying-for-v-a-aid-and-attendance-benefits\/"},"modified":"2021-06-22T16:11:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T16:11:13","slug":"applying-for-v-a-aid-and-attendance-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/applying-for-v-a-aid-and-attendance-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for V.A. Aid and Attendance Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Applying for V.A. Aid and Attendance Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a program from the Veteran’s Administration called Aid and Attendance (A&A) which provides substantial financial benefits for Qualified Senior Veterans, their spouses or widows in need of assistance. Veterans and their spouses or widows\/widowers may be eligible for senior care benefits from the V.A. to support activities of daily living at home or in assisted living facilities.<\/p>\n

A&A is part of the V.A.\u2019s Improved Pension Program to help veterans and their spouses with activities of daily living, including:<\/p>\n

\u2022 health management and maintenance<\/p>\n

\u2022 washing and bathing (daily grooming and personal maintenance)<\/p>\n

\u2022 dressing and undressing<\/p>\n

\u2022 food preparation and eating assistance<\/p>\n

\u2022 transfer from bed or chair, and back<\/p>\n

\u2022 maintain continence and\/or use of the toilet<\/p>\n

As many as 4 to 5 million American veterans, spouses, and widows\/widowers are entitled to these benefits that have not been claimed. Monthly benefits range from $850 for the widow\/widower of a veteran, to $1,950 for a living veteran and spouse, to more than $3,000 if both husband and wife are living veterans. The V.A. has made it complicated to file for these benefits \u2013 we have created two courses (see below) to help potential applicants understand the qualifications for applying and to navigate the application process if they choose to apply.<\/p>\n

A&A also covers people with physical motor disabilities, blindness, and mental problems. Claimants can be at home or in an assisted living facility and MUST already be receiving these services before filing. A&A is a pension benefit, not an injury benefit \u2013 most veterans and spouses who qualify physically and meet the financial requirements are approved for this benefit. The veteran did not need to be injured while on duty.<\/p>\n

QUALIFYING<\/h4>\n

\u2022 A veteran or veteran\u2019s spouse must have specific physical problems that require daily assistance and\/or care, and a doctor must confirm in writing these physical problems and the requirement for care.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The veteran must have served at least 90 days on active duty \u2013 not necessarily in a combat zone and one of those 90 days must have been during the wartime periods defined by the V.A.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The applicant may be a surviving spouse or widow\/widower of a qualifying veteran (exception: a divorced spouse is not eligible)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Veteran and spouse must qualify medically and financially for A&A.<\/p>\n

FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS<\/h4>\n

\u2022 The applicant must have a yearly \u201ccountable income\u201d of less than $18,234 as an individual or $21,615 for the applicant and a dependent.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Applicants on a V.A. 100% pension do not qualify for additional A&A benefits.<\/p>\n

\u2022 An applicant must have less than $80,000 in liquid assets \u2013 liquid assets do NOT include the applicant\u2019s home.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Liquid assets include money in the bank, stock, bonds, certificates of deposit, vacation property, and investments.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Interest and dividends are also included as income.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The living, undivorced spouse\u2019s assets must be INCLUDED in the total liquid assets.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The applicant\u2019s primary home, personal property like clothes and appliances, and vehicles are EXCLUDED from liquid asset calculation.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Asset value of insurance policies are EXCLUDED from liquid asset calculation.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The V.A. has the right to \u201clook back\u201d historically for asset and income validation.<\/p>\n

\u2013 The applicant\u2019s net worth\/liquid assets must be insufficient to support the applicant for life.<\/p>\n

DO NOT PAY A THIRD PARTY TO APPLY<\/strong>
\nMany claimants receive filing assistance from either family members or friends to help with this submission process. The VA does NOT permit companies or individuals to charge for these filing services – DO NOT PAY A THIRD PARTY TO HELP PREPARE ANY AID AND ATTENDANCE FILINGS OR CLAIMS FOR YOU. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.<\/p>\n

COURSES AVAILABLE<\/strong>
\nWe offer a FREE course which describes the Qualification Requirements for this program and a PAID course ($25) that takes the applicant through the application process step-by-step. The courses exist solely for the purpose of helping veterans and their families to understand V.A. Aid & Attendance. They make no claims or guarantees that the V.A. will accept a claim that results from following the course\u2019s materials, nor do they guarantee any specific monetary or other assistance from the V.A. as a result of any claim.<\/p>\n

The paid course provides a step-by-step, end-to-end instruction set on the entire filing process. It is designed to walk through all of the filing documentation and follow-up requirements needed to obtain these benefits from the VA if qualified. The preview course provides basic information on qualification for these benefits. Both can be accessed by going to www.latitudeU.com.<\/p>\n

2008, Senior Veterans Benefits Associates<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Up to 4 to 5 million veterans, spouses, and widows\/widowers are entitled to unclaimed V.A. A&A benefits ranging from $850-$3,000. Our FREE and PAID courses walk through the application process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,16,6,7,27,28],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[947],"class_list":["post-2960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-disability-accessability-mobility","category-diseases-illnesses-conditions","category-eldercare","category-financial-insurance-legal-matters","category-homecare-home-health-care","category-long-term-care"],"authors":[{"term_id":947,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"paul-renard","display_name":"Paul Renard","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2960"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4293,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2960\/revisions\/4293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2960"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=2960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}