VA Benefits
The U. S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs administers the Aid and Attendance Pension benefit program for wartime veterans and their spouses. This special pension program provides financial assistance to wartime veterans who lack the funds necessary to pay for the care and assistance they need for routine activities and daily living. The pension not only pays for the veteran’s care, but also his/her spouse’s care and, if the veteran passes away, the surviving spouse’s care. The Aid and Attendance Pension benefit can be used to help pay for continuing care in the veteran’s or spouse’s own home or in an assisted living or nursing home setting. Benefits may also be available for house-bound individuals that require daily assistance to maintain their health, dignity and safety.
A qualified veteran with a spouse can apply for financial assistance of up to $23,388.00 per year, tax-free (up to $1,949 per month). The veteran or spouse can use the Aid and Attendance Pension benefit to help pay for home health care, assistance living or nursing home care. In many cases, the Aid and Attendance Pension, along with other monthly income or family subsidies, has made it possible for residents to avoid going on Medicaid and to remain in their own homes or private-pay assisted living homes.
Jim Underhill is a veteran himself, having served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps in Korea in the early 1980′s, Washington, D.C., and Colorado, and in the U.S. Army Reserves.
Underhill & Underhill, P.C., and Jim Underhill, are fully certified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs as knowledgeable on the subject of all veteran matters.
The Veteran’s Benefits practice is an important part of Underhill & Underhill’s law practice, so much so that it is actually a separate division of the law firm’s business.
Areas of Expertise:
• Counseling veterans and their families regarding eligibility for the Aid and Attendance Pension
• Assistance to veterans and their families in completing the Veterans’ Affairs application and the paperwork for the annual review process
You Can Contact Underhill & Underhill, P.C., At:
5340 S. Quebec Street, Suite 306 North, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Telephone: 877-721-7111 Fax: 303-721-7351
For more information on the VA Aid and Attendance Pension, go to:
