VA Aid and Attendance adds a monthly payment on top of VA pension for qualifying veterans and survivors who need help with everyday activities like bathing, feeding, or dressing, who are a nursing-home patient due to a disability-related loss of ability, or who meet specific visual-impairment criteria. It cannot be paid alongside the separate VA Housebound benefit.
Arizona's non-MAGI Medicaid rules treat the underlying VA pension differently from the Aid and Attendance add-on. AHCCCS counts ordinary VA pension as unearned income, but it excludes Aid and Attendance and Housebound allowances from that count, and it also excludes a reduced $90 VA pension. That distinction matters for ALTCS budgeting specifically — it's not a reason to assume every VA payment gets excluded automatically.
Arizona figures
- Reduced VA pension excluded from income
- $90
Sources and official resources
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Aid and Attendance and Housebound
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Pension Rates
- AHCCCS: ALTCS coverage for long-term care needs
Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.