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How to find financial help for veterans who need assistance

Veterans get help withĀ Aid and Attendance benefit

Veterans Home Care Assistance ProgramWhen people get older, they tendĀ to have lessĀ strength with each passing year, sometimes making it difficult to getĀ around on their own.Ā It can also beĀ difficult for them to perform basic daily living tasks. This can include: getting dressed in the morning, taking a bath or shower, preparing meals, or even going to the bathroom.

If that happens, home care may be necessary for the older adult to stay safely in his or herĀ home. WhenĀ home care for an elderly veteran is necessary, the Veterans Affairs Aid and Attendance benefit may be able to offer financial support to pay for home care.

Not every veteran qualifies for the Aid and Attendance benefit

The Aid and Attendance benefitĀ is made available through Veterans Affairs, but it’s only for specific veterans. In order to qualify, veterans must:

  • have been honorably discharged from service,
  • have limited financial resources
  • provide evidence that home care services areĀ needed
  • served during a time of combat.

Veterans need to have served at least 90 days of active-duty service in one of the major branches of the U.S.Ā military, with at least one of their days of service falling during a time of combat. Remember,Ā the veteran didn’t have to fightĀ in combat, just serve during a time the United States was involved in combat as defined by Congress. These times of combat include: World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam Conflict. If they served during the Persian Gulf War, they must have served active duty for two years.

Veterans spouses are also eligible for financial aid

The Survivors Pension and Aid and Attendance benefit, is a tax-free monetary benefit payable to a low-income, surviving spouse, of a veteran that qualifies. The spouse is not eligible if they have remarried.

An important fact to keep in mind

Because of a backlog at the VA, it can take nine months or longer for an elderly veteran to hear whether he or she is approved for the Aid and Attendance benefit. As a result, it’s important to fill out the application as soon as possible. If the veteran qualifies for the Aid and Attendance benefit, the veteran can receive payment retro actively from the date theĀ VA received the fully-completed application.

Fill out all requested information

Anything that’s left out of the application could be cause for being denied this particular pension with the Aid and Attendance benefit.

Veterans who have been denied other pensions may still qualify for this one

It’s also important to note that veterans who may have been denied other pensions because they do not have a service-related disability,Ā may still qualify for a pension with theĀ Aid and Attendance benefit.

Help with VA claims is available

Finding the right support and information is important when seriously considering applying for this particular benefit. Veterans Home Care, a member of the Better Business Bureau (BBB), a family-owned company established Ā in 2003, can help answer some of your questions.

For more information and to learn about Ā VeteransĀ Home Care and the VetAssit Program, contact Veteran’s Home Care at (888) 314-6075.

Bonnie Laiderman, CEO

Bonnie Laiderman, founder of Veterans Home CareĀ®, has helped more than 20,000 veterans and their spouses receive in-home care through the unique VetAssistĀ® Program. Started in 2003 as a one-woman operation, Bonnie has overseen the growth of the company to become the national leader and unparalleled experts in VA Aid and Attendance benefits for home care. Veterans Home Care has also earned the Better Business Bureau's Torch Award for Ethics and Inc. 5000 award of fastest-growing companies seven times. Now with offices coast-to-coast, Veterans Home Care serves our veterans in 48 states throughout the country.
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