Aid & Attendant

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I was wondering if Aid & Attendant ( If I get it) would be paid along with my 100% disability.

What I mean is would they be added together to make one lump sum?

Thank U

GARY

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$129/mo is added to your compensation, unless she directs otherwise.

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What are Aid and Attendance and Housebound benefits?

• Aid and Attendance (A&A) is a benefit paid in addition to monthly pension. This benefit may not be paid without eligibility to pension. A veteran may be eligible for A&A when:
  1. The veteran requires the aid of another person in order to perform personal functions required in everyday living, such as bathing, feeding, dressing, attending to the wants of nature, adjusting prosthetic devices, or protecting himself/herself from the hazards of his/her daily environment, OR,
     
  2. The veteran is bedridden, in that his/her disability or disabilities requires that he/she remain in bed apart from any prescribed course of convalescence or treatment, OR,
     
  3. The veteran is a patient in a nursing home due to mental or physical incapacity, OR,
     
  4. The veteran is blind, or so nearly blind as to have corrected visual acuity of 5/200 or less, in both eyes, or concentric contraction of the visual field to 5 degrees or less.
     

  [*]Housebound is paid in addition to monthly pension. Like A&A, Housebound benefits may not be paid without eligibility to pension. A veteran may be eligible for Housebound benefits when:

  1. The veteran has a single permanent disability evaluated as 100-percent disabling AND, due to such disability, he/she is permanently and substantially confined to his/her immediate premises, OR,
     
  2. The veteran has a single permanent disability evaluated as 100-percent disabling AND, another disability, or
     

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    Special Monthly Compensation - Effective 12/1/07

    <A name=BM05>SMCRatePayment variationK$91Usually added to other rate or paid as the rate when percentage is zero.Q$67Paid in place of a rate.

    Without ChildrenWith ChildrenSMC-L through SMC-NSMC-L through SMC-NSMC-N 1/2 through SMC-SSMC-N 1/2 through SMC-STo find out how to use these rate tables CLICK HERE

    Without Children, SMC-L through SMC-N

    Dependent StatusL L½M M½NVeteran Alone$3,145$3,307$3,470$3,709$3,948Veteran with Spouse$3,287$3,449$3,612$3,851$4,090Veteran with Spouse and One Parent$3,401$3,563$3,726$3,965$4,204Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents$3,515$3,677$3,840$4,079$4,318Veteran with One Parent$3,259$3,421$3,584$3,823$4,062Veteran with Two Parents$3,373$3,535$3,698$3,937$4,176Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (B)$129$129$129$129$129

    Without Children, SMC-N 1/2 through SMC-S

    Dependent StatusN½O/PR.1R.2SVeteran Alone$4,180$4,412$6,305$7,232$2,829Veteran with Spouse$4,322$4,554$6,447$7,374$2,971Veteran with Spouse and One Parent$4,436$4,668$6,561$7,488$3,085Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents$4,550$4,782$6,675$7,602$3,199Veteran with One Parent$4,294$4,526$6,419$7,346$2,943Veteran with Two Parents$4,408$4,640$6,533$7,460$3,057Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (B)$129$129$129$129$129

    With Children, SMC-L through SMC-N

    Dependent StatusL L½M M½NVeteran with Spouse and One Child$3,390$3,552$3,715$3,954$4,193Veteran with One Child$3,241$3,403$3,566$3,805$4,044Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child$3,504$3,666$3,829$4,068$4,307Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and One Child$3,618$3,780$3,943$4,182$4,421Veteran with One Parent and One Child$3,355$3,517$3,680$3,919$4,158Veteran with Two Parents and One Child$3,469$3,631$3,794$4,033$4,272Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18. See footnote $71$71$71$71$71Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18. See footnote (a)$227$227$227$227$227Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (B)$129$129$129$129$129

    With Children, SMC-N 1/2 through SMC-S

    Dependent StatusN½O/PR.1R.2SVeteran with Spouse and One Child$4,425$4,657$6,550$7,477$3,074Veteran with One Child$4,276$4,508$6,401$7,328$2,925Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child$4,539$4,771$6,664$7,591$3,188 Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and One Child$4,653$4,885$6,778$7,705$3,302Veteran with One Parent and One Child$4,390$4,622$6,515$7,442$3,039Veteran with Two Parents and One Child$4,504$4,736$6,629$7,556$3,153Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18. See footnote $71$71$71$71$71Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18. See footnote (a)$227$227$227$227$227Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (B)$129$129$129$129$129

    FOOTNOTES:

  [*]Rates for each school child are shown separately. They are not included with any other compensation rates. All other entries on this chart reflecting a rate for children show the rate payable for children under 18 or helpless. To find the amount payable to a 70% disabled veteran with a spouse and four children, one of whom is over 18 and attending school, take the 70% rate for a veteran with a spouse and 3 children, $ 1,430 , and add the rate for one school child, $158. The total amount payable is $1,714.

  [*]Where the veteran has a spouse who is determined to require A/A, add the figure shown as "additional for A/A spouse" to the amount shown for the proper dependency code. For example, veteran has A/A spouse and 2 minor children and is 70% disabled. Add $90, additional for A/A spouse, to the rate for a 70% veteran with dependency code 12, $1,381. The total amount payable is $ 1,471.

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  VA Compensation Payment Rates
  
  Special Monthly Compensation - Effective 12/1/07
  
  <A name=BM05>SMCRatePayment variationK$91Usually added to other rate or paid as the rate when percentage is zero.Q$67Paid in place of a rate.
  Without ChildrenWith ChildrenSMC-L through SMC-NSMC-L through SMC-NSMC-N 1/2 through SMC-SSMC-N 1/2 through SMC-STo find out how to use these rate tables CLICK HERE

  Without Children, SMC-L through SMC-N

  
  Dependent StatusL L½M M½NVeteran Alone$3,145$3,307$3,470$3,709$3,948Veteran with Spouse$3,287$3,449$3,612$3,851$4,090Veteran with Spouse and One Parent$3,401$3,563$3,726$3,965$4,204Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents$3,515$3,677$3,840$4,079$4,318Veteran with One Parent$3,259$3,421$3,584$3,823$4,062Veteran with Two Parents$3,373$3,535$3,698$3,937$4,176Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (B)$129$129$129$129$129
  

  Without Children, SMC-N 1/2 through SMC-S

  
  Dependent StatusN½O/PR.1R.2SVeteran Alone$4,180$4,412$6,305$7,232$2,829Veteran with Spouse$4,322$4,554$6,447$7,374$2,971Veteran with Spouse and One Parent$4,436$4,668$6,561$7,488$3,085Veteran with Spouse and Two Parents$4,550$4,782$6,675$7,602$3,199Veteran with One Parent$4,294$4,526$6,419$7,346$2,943Veteran with Two Parents$4,408$4,640$6,533$7,460$3,057Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (B)$129$129$129$129$129
  

  With Children, SMC-L through SMC-N

  
  Dependent StatusL L½M M½NVeteran with Spouse and One Child$3,390$3,552$3,715$3,954$4,193Veteran with One Child$3,241$3,403$3,566$3,805$4,044Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child$3,504$3,666$3,829$4,068$4,307Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and One Child$3,618$3,780$3,943$4,182$4,421Veteran with One Parent and One Child$3,355$3,517$3,680$3,919$4,158Veteran with Two Parents and One Child$3,469$3,631$3,794$4,033$4,272Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18. See footnote $71$71$71$71$71Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18. See footnote (a)$227$227$227$227$227Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (B)$129$129$129$129$129
  

  With Children, SMC-N 1/2 through SMC-S

  
  Dependent StatusN½O/PR.1R.2SVeteran with Spouse and One Child$4,425$4,657$6,550$7,477$3,074Veteran with One Child$4,276$4,508$6,401$7,328$2,925Veteran with Spouse, One Parent and One Child$4,539$4,771$6,664$7,591$3,188 Veteran with Spouse, Two Parents and One Child$4,653$4,885$6,778$7,705$3,302Veteran with One Parent and One Child$4,390$4,622$6,515$7,442$3,039Veteran with Two Parents and One Child$4,504$4,736$6,629$7,556$3,153Add for Each Additional Child Under Age 18. See footnote $71$71$71$71$71Each Additional Schoolchild Over Age 18. See footnote (a)$227$227$227$227$227Additional A/A spouse. See footnote (B)$129$129$129$129$129
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• Rates for each school child are shown separately. They are not included with any other compensation rates. All other entries on this chart reflecting a rate for children show the rate payable for children under 18 or helpless. To find the amount payable to a 70% disabled veteran with a spouse and four children, one of whom is over 18 and attending school, take the 70% rate for a veteran with a spouse and 3 children, $ 1,430 , and add the rate for one school child, $158. The total amount payable is $1,714.
  
  
  
• Where the veteran has a spouse who is determined to require A/A, add the figure shown as "additional for A/A spouse" to the amount shown for the proper dependency code. For example, veteran has A/A spouse and 2 minor children and is 70% disabled. Add $90, additional for A/A spouse, to the rate for a 70% veteran with dependency code 12, $1,381. The total amount payable is $ 1,471.
  
  
  

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Yep you would get the backpay in a lump and than a new payment amount each month.

Pete, May U have 40 or 50 of the Legendary Virgins when U go as U gave the only right answer.

Also, can't find any A & A under an X rating

GARY

This is in reference to an early post where I posted a question.

Also, watch those pennies & the Franklins tahe care of their selfd B)

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I think it would come in the entire check to you. Its not much anyway.

Pete, I'll take every penny I can get. Also, posted that U were only one right on earlier question "If A & A would be added to 100% Comp"

Most said "NO" but your yes was right/ Looked all over the net to find that one

GARY