How to Apply for the Veterans Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit
Long Term Care Benefits for Veterans

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FOREWORD AND DISCLAIMER
PREFACE "Aid and Attendance" Is a Catchphrase for VA Pension Income

CHAPTER 1 Overview of Veterans Long Term Care Benefits 1
About Long Term Care ........................................................................ 2
About the Department of Veterans Affairs ............................................... 3
Facts about the Department .................................................................. 3
Chronological History of the Department of Veterans Affairs .............................. 4
Veteran Demographics and the Need for Long Term Care ......................... 5
Who Is a Veteran? ............................................................................ 5
How Many Veterans Need Long Term Care? ............................................... 5
Comments from the Armed Forces Veterans Homes Foundation ........................ 6
Percent Distribution of Veterans by Age and Gender ...................................... 7
Percent Distribution of Veterans by Functional Limitation and Age ....................... 7
VA Disability Programs ....................................................................... 8
Two Important Disability Programs .......................................................... 8
More about Pension .......................................................................... 9
The VA Disability Survey ..................................................................... 10
About State Veterans Homes ............................................................... 12
About Veterans Medical Care ............................................................... 12
CHAPTER 2 State Veterans Homes 13
About State Veterans Homes ............................................................... 14
The Appeal of Living in a State Veterans Home ....................................... 14