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Aid & Attendance: Non-Service Connected Pension
By: Erin R. Solaiman, Attorney at Law. The VA Aid & Attendance pension is a non-service connected benefit that helps supplement the income of disabled veterans or their surviving spouses. Unlike the service-connected compensation, this benefit is not based on a disability or injury suffered during military service. However, the VA Aid & Attendance pension program is a needs based program. The VA Aid & Attendance pension can grant a single veteran $1,644 per month. A veteran with a dependent or spouse could receive $1,949 per month and the surviving spouse of a veteran can receive $1,056 per month…
