Your mapr is based on how many dependents you have and whether you qualify for housebound or aid and attendance benefits.
Aid and attendance for spouse of living veteran.
You may qualify if you receive a va pension and need help with daily activities or if you spend most of your time in your home because of a permanent disability.
Aid and attendance or housebound.
Find out if you re eligible and how to apply for va aid and attendance or housebound benefits for veterans and surviving spouses.
You can find your current mapr amount using the tables below.
A surviving spouse for example who is paying 3 000 month for care at assisted living and has income of 2 800 month would qualify for the full survivor s pension benefit with the aid and attendance allowance of 1 228 month if that surviving spouse was rated for the need of aid and attendance of another person.
Maprs are adjusted each year for cost of living increases.
Your remarriage began after january 1 1971.
You must present your veteran spouse s death certificate.
You were married to your veteran spouse at the time of his death.
Since aid and attendance and housebound allowances increase the pension.
It should be noted that va form 21 0779 is for a veteran claimant only.
The a a pension is a monetary add on to the basic veterans survivors pension.
You may be eligible if one or more of the following is true.
This benefit could make the difference between a veteran or surviving spouse living in a high quality assisted living facility or in a state.
Veterans and survivors who are eligible for a va pension and require the aid and attendance of another person or are housebound may be eligible for additional monetary payment these benefits are paid in addition to monthly pension and they are not paid without eligibility to pension.
If you are a veteran the surviving spouse of a veteran or the responsible family member of a veteran we urge you to apply for the va aid and attendance special pension at the earliest time possible.
The spouse must also submit va form 21 2680.
If you are a veteran the surviving spouse of a veteran or the responsible family member of a veteran we urge you to apply for the va aid and attendance special pension at the earliest time possible.
You require help to perform activities of daily living.
The amounts below are the maximum benefit amount a veteran or surviving spouse may be entitled to for basic veterans survivor pension plus aid attendance pension.
Your mapr amount is the maximum amount of pension payable to a veteran surviving spouse or child.
Aid and attendance a a aid and attendance is a higher monthly pension amount paid to a veteran or surviving spouse.
Remarriage does not affect your surviving spouse eligibility for aid and attendance if you meet all the following requirements.
Aid attendance and housebound.
Aid attendance pension for veterans surviving spouses.