VA Aid and Attendance Fact Sheet 2024-2025

The 3Ms to Veterans Pension Qualification

Discover everything you need to know with the VA Aid and Attendance Fact Sheet beginning December 2025, your comprehensive guide to understanding benefits and eligibility. Dive into the details now and ensure you’re fully informed for 2025. War-time veterans and their surviving spouses could be eligible for a tax-free benefit to help pay for the cost of home health care, assisted living community, or nursing home care.

December 1, 2024-November 30, 2025 Veterans Pension Benefits 

Single Veteran………………$2,358  per month 

Married Veteran……………………….$2,796  per month 

Spouse of a Living Veteran………………………$1,851  per month 

Dual Veterans(Husband & Wife both veterans)…………………….$3,473  per month 

Surviving Spouse of Veteran……………………….$1,516 per month 

M1: MILITARY SERVICE

The Veteran must have served one day during war-time with 90 days active duty. They didn’t need to have been in a war-zone to be eligible. And must have an honorable or general discharge.

PERIODS OF WAR

World War II: December 7, 1941 through December 31,1946,

extended to July 25, 1947 where continuous with active duty on or before December 31, 1946.

Korean Conflict: January 27, 1950 through January 31, 1955.

Vietnam War: August 5, 1964 through May 5, 1975 or 2-28-1961, if served in Vietnam. Gulf Conflict: August 2, 1990 to Present (see website for Gulf Conflict veteran rules)

M2: MEDICAL QUALIFICATION

To qualify medically, qualified claimants must need assistance with at least two activities of daily living or ADLs. ADLs include bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, transferring, and ambulating (walking). The VA also recognizes medication management along with instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). For a full list of both ADLs and IDALs and an explanation, visit the website VeteransPension.com.

M3: MONEY – INCOME & ASSETS

The VA doesn’t have an income limit. Unreimbursed Medical Expenses are subtracted from the gross income to arrive at the net income; the net income must be zero to receive a full benefit. You can receive a partial pension benefit if your net income is more than zero.

The 2024 VA’s net-worth limit is $155,355. Please note that there are strategies to reduce countable assets to non-countable assets to help qualify.

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