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description: "Maine has six Veterans' Homes, a state veteran property-tax exemption, and federal Aid and Attendance options to coordinate with MaineCare."
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Maine · VA Benefits

# Maine VA Aid & Attendance

Last updated 2026-10-20

VA Aid and Attendance is a monthly amount added on top of a qualifying veteran's or survivor's existing VA pension. It becomes available when another person is needed for daily activities like bathing, feeding, or dressing; when the veteran is bedridden; when a disability-related loss of mental or physical ability has led to a nursing-home stay; or under the VA's specific severe-vision criteria.

Aid and Attendance and Housebound benefits can't be received simultaneously — a veteran or survivor gets one or the other, not both. A nursing-home applicant needs VA Form 21-0779 for nursing-home information as part of the claim, with the accompanying medical examination documented on Form 21-2680.

Maine adds several state-level resources to this federal benefit: six Veterans' Homes located around the state and a state veteran property-tax exemption, both worth coordinating with MaineCare planning rather than treated as entirely separate tracks.

## Sources and official resources

- [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Aid and Attendance and Housebound](https://www.va.gov/pension/aid-attendance-housebound/)
- [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Pension Rates](https://www.va.gov/pension/veterans-pension-rates/)
- [Maine DHHS: MaineCare for Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities](https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/mainecare-options/older-adults-and-adults-with-disabilities)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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