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Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound allowance

Generated from the gc-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.

VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits provide monthly payments added to the amount of a monthly VA pension for qualified Veterans and survivors.

  • Owner record: us/va-aid-and-attendance-housebound-allowance
  • Jurisdiction code: US
  • Frame: care_recipient
  • Review by: 2026-11-11
  • Also called: VA Aid and Attendance; Housebound allowance

Offering 1: aid_attendance_pension_increase

VA Aid and Attendance provides a monthly pension increase for qualified Veterans and survivors who get a VA pension and meet at least 1 Aid and Attendance requirement. You can’t get Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound benefits at the same time.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"checked": null, "intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}
  • Amounts (as stated by the owner): []

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Veteran or survivor"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You get a VA pension."
  • Any one of these:
    • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You need another person to help you perform daily activities, like bathing, feeding, and dressing"
    • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You have to stay in bed—or spend a large portion of the day in bed—because of illness"
    • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You’re a patient in a nursing home due to the loss of mental or physical abilities related to a disability"
    • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "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)"

Access route 1.1

  • Where: VA online
  • How: You can apply for Aid and Attendance benefits or Housebound allowance online now. A medical examiner must fill out the examination information section. If you’re in a nursing home, you’ll also need to fill out a Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779).
  • Url: https://www.va.gov/pension/aid-attendance-housebound/
  • Phone: null

Access route 1.2

  • Where: VA by mail
  • How: Fill out VA Form 21-2680 (Examination for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance). A medical examiner must fill out the examination information section. Mail your completed form to this address: Department of Veterans Affairs
    Pension Intake Center
    PO Box 5365
    Janesville, WI 53547-5365 If you’re in a nursing home, you’ll also need to fill out a Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779).
  • Url: https://www.va.gov/forms/21-2680
  • Phone: null

Access route 1.3

  • Where: VA regional office
  • How: You can bring your information to a VA regional office near you. If you’re in a nursing home, you’ll also need to fill out a Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779).
  • Url: https://www.va.gov/find-locations/?facilityType=benefits
  • Phone: null

Offering 2: housebound_pension_increase

Housebound benefits provide a monthly pension increase for qualified Veterans and survivors who get a VA pension and spend most of their time at home because of a permanent disability. You can’t get Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound benefits at the same time.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"checked": null, "intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}
  • Amounts (as stated by the owner): []

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Veteran or survivor"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You get a VA pension."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "You spend most of your time in your home because of a permanent disability (a disability that doesn’t go away)"

Access route 2.1

  • Where: VA online
  • How: You can apply for Aid and Attendance benefits or Housebound allowance online now. A medical examiner must fill out the examination information section. If you’re in a nursing home, you’ll also need to fill out a Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779).
  • Url: https://www.va.gov/pension/aid-attendance-housebound/
  • Phone: null

Access route 2.2

  • Where: VA by mail
  • How: Fill out VA Form 21-2680 (Examination for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance). A medical examiner must fill out the examination information section. Mail your completed form to this address: Department of Veterans Affairs
    Pension Intake Center
    PO Box 5365
    Janesville, WI 53547-5365 If you’re in a nursing home, you’ll also need to fill out a Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779).
  • Url: https://www.va.gov/forms/21-2680
  • Phone: null

Access route 2.3

  • Where: VA regional office
  • How: You can bring your information to a VA regional office near you. If you’re in a nursing home, you’ll also need to fill out a Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779).
  • Url: https://www.va.gov/find-locations/?facilityType=benefits
  • Phone: null

Evidence

  • /name: "# Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound allowance" (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /caregiving_effect: "VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits provide monthly payments added to the amount of a monthly VA pension for qualified Veterans and survivors. If you need help with daily activities, or you’re housebound, find out if you qualify." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits provide monthly payments added to the amount of a monthly VA pension for qualified Veterans and survivors. If you need help with daily activities, or you’re housebound, find out if you qualify." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "Note: You can’t get Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound benefits at the same time." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "You may be eligible for this benefit if you get a VA pension and you meet at least 1 of these requirements." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "You may be eligible for this benefit if you get a VA pension and you meet at least 1 of these requirements." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "* You need another person to help you perform daily activities, like bathing, feeding, and dressing, or\n* You have to stay in bed—or spend a large portion of the day in bed—because of illness, or\n* You’re a patient in a nursing home due to the loss of mental or physical abilities related to a disability, or\n* 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)" (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/summary: "VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits provide monthly payments added to the amount of a monthly VA pension for qualified Veterans and survivors. If you need help with daily activities, or you’re housebound, find out if you qualify." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/summary: "You may be eligible for this benefit if you get a VA pension and you spend most of your time in your home because of a permanent disability (a disability that doesn’t go away)." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/summary: "Note: You can’t get Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound benefits at the same time." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/rules: "You may be eligible for this benefit if you get a VA pension and you meet at least 1 of these requirements." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/rules: "You may be eligible for this benefit if you get a VA pension and you spend most of your time in your home because of a permanent disability (a disability that doesn’t go away)." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "You can apply for VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits online, by mail, or in person." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "If you’re in a nursing home, you’ll also need to fill out a Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779)." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "You can apply for Aid and Attendance benefits or Housebound allowance online now. A medical examiner must fill out the examination information section." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/1: "You can apply for VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits online, by mail, or in person." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/1: "If you’re in a nursing home, you’ll also need to fill out a Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779)." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/1: "Fill out VA Form 21-2680 (Examination for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance). A medical examiner must fill out the examination information section." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/1: "Get VA Form 21-2680 to download" (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/1: "Mail your completed form to this address:" (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/1: "Department of Veterans Affairs \nPension Intake Center \nPO Box 5365 \nJanesville, WI 53547-5365" (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/2: "You can apply for VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits online, by mail, or in person." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/2: "If you’re in a nursing home, you’ll also need to fill out a Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779)." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/2: "You can bring your information to a VA regional office near you." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/access/2: "Find your nearest VA regional office" (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/0: "You can apply for VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits online, by mail, or in person." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/0: "If you’re in a nursing home, you’ll also need to fill out a Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779)." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/0: "You can apply for Aid and Attendance benefits or Housebound allowance online now. A medical examiner must fill out the examination information section." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/1: "You can apply for VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits online, by mail, or in person." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/1: "If you’re in a nursing home, you’ll also need to fill out a Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779)." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/1: "Fill out VA Form 21-2680 (Examination for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance). A medical examiner must fill out the examination information section." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/1: "Get VA Form 21-2680 to download" (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/1: "Mail your completed form to this address:" (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/1: "Department of Veterans Affairs \nPension Intake Center \nPO Box 5365 \nJanesville, WI 53547-5365" (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/2: "You can apply for VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits online, by mail, or in person." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/2: "If you’re in a nursing home, you’ll also need to fill out a Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-0779)." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/2: "You can bring your information to a VA regional office near you." (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/access/2: "Find your nearest VA regional office" (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "## Am I eligible for VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits as a Veteran or survivor?" (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)
  • /offerings/1/rules: "## Am I eligible for VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits as a Veteran or survivor?" (source, capture 9032fd4d463632a4412a42322322d85c7ef964fd74460c4caeafbb9f5d305a72)