VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System offers a variety of health services to meet the needs of our nation’s Veterans. Please see below for more information regarding the Veteran’s Aid and Attendance program
Military Veterans’ and Survivor Benefits
Veterans Aid and Attendance
VA Aid and Attendance benefit provides monthly payments added to the amount of a monthly VA pension for qualified Veterans and their qualifying survivors.
VA Aid and Attendance eligibility
You may be eligible for this benefit if you get a VA pension—including a Survivor Pension–and you meet at least one of the requirements listed below.
At least one of these must be true:
- You need another person to help you perform daily activities, like bathing, feeding, and dressing, or
- You have to stay in bed—or spend a large portion of the day in bed—because of illness, or
- You are a patient in a nursing home due to the loss of mental or physical abilities related to a disability, or
- Your eyesight is limited (even with glasses or contact lenses you have only 5/200 or less in both eyes; or concentric contraction of the visual field to 5 degrees or less)
To learn more:
I am a Dependent or Survivor – Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (va.gov)
Am I eligible? How do I apply for it? Aid And Attendance Benefits And Housebound Allowance | VA.gov | Veterans Affairs
Who can help me? County Veterans Service Offices | Colorado Division of Veterans Affairs and you can learn more about what you need to know here: PACT_SW_Trifold.pdf (va.gov)
What about Geriatrics and Extended Care? Aid And Attendance Benefits And Housebound Allowance | VA.gov | Veterans Affairs
Geriatrics and Extended Care Home (va.gov)
VA Social Workers are a key link between the veterans and their families in understanding and accessing the many benefits provided to our nation’s military veterans and their families and survivors. Social Work – Department of Veterans Affairs – VHA Social Work (va.gov)
Are you a dependent or surviving family member of a veteran? You need to know: I am a Dependent or Survivor – Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (va.gov)
- And you need to understand the Survivors Pension benefit: 2021 VA Survivors Pension Benefit Rates | Veterans Affairs
