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\"\"The Veteran’s Administration (VA) offers a pension benefit to low-income veterans (or their spouses) who are in nursing homes or who need help at home with everyday tasks like dressing or bathing.\u00a0 The pension, called Aid and Attendance<\/a>, is currently underused, but impending regulations will soon make it available to even fewer veterans. The new regulations will for the first time specify asset limits for qualification and impose a look-back period and transfer penalties similar to Medicaid\u2019s. The looming changes mean that those considering applying for Aid and Attendance should act quickly.<\/p>\n

Currently, to be eligible for VA Benefits or Aid and Attendance a veteran (or the veteran’s surviving spouse) must meet certain income and asset limits. The asset limits aren’t specified, but $80,000 is the amount usually used. However, unlike with the Medicaid program, there are no penalties if an applicant divests him- or herself of assets before applying.<\/p>\n

The proposed regulations (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Veteran’s Administration (VA) offers a pension benefit to low-income veterans (or their spouses) who are in nursing homes or who need help at home with everyday tasks like dressing or bathing.\u00a0 The pension, called Aid and Attendance, is currently…<\/span><\/p>\n

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