VA Benefits
A. The Basic Pension-
There are four ways that you can receive monies for Non-Service Connected disabilities:
1. Claimants who are financially destitute
a) Single veteran no more than $900 income per month
b) Surviving spouse no more than $600 income per month.
2. Spouse with a living veteran can receive up to $1,220.00 per month for unreimbursed medical expenses.
3. Claimants who are eligible for the Housebound Benefit due to a medical condition.
a) Requires that the claimant cannot leave the premises without help from a third party.
b) If they are living in a retirement community or complex and the complex has emergency monitors such as a pull cord, the claimant can count the cost of their rent as a medical expense.
c) A claimant will qualify for this pension when they are not receiving in-home care.
4. Claimants require the regular Aid and Attendance of another person to live safely.
a) Any claimant who receives assistance by a third party, whether in- home or in assisted living may receive this benefit.
B. Four Part Test
1. Qualifying Military Service – Three requirement
1. Honorable Discharge
2. At least 90 Days of active duty military service (including National Guard but must have performed qualifying federal duty other than Active Duty for training purposes.)
3. At least 1 day of the 90 must have been during an actual time of conflict:
Conflicts:
- World War I 04/06/1917 — 11/11/1918
- World War II 12/07/1941 — 12/31/1945
- World War II Ocean 12/07/1941 — 08/15/1945
- Korean 06/27/1950 — 07/27/1954
- Vietnam 02/28/1961 — 07/07/1975
- Lebanon Expeditionary Force 08/25/1982 — 02/26/1984
- Grenada Expeditionary Force 10/23/1983 — 11/21/1983
- Panama Expeditionary Force 12/20/1989 — 01/31/1990
- Persian Gulf War 08/02/1990 — Not Determined
- Somalia Expeditionary Force 09/17/1992 — Not Determined
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