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description: "MO HealthNet excludes the verified Aid and Attendance part of a VA pension. Learn about Missouri's seven Veterans Homes and its former-POW tax relief."
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Missouri · VA Benefits

# Missouri VA Aid & Attendance

Last updated 2026-10-20

**Quick answer:** VA Aid & Attendance is a monthly amount added to a VA pension for veterans and survivors who need help with daily activities, are bedridden, live in a nursing home because of disability, or have severe visual impairment. MO HealthNet excludes the verified A&A portion from its financial eligibility.

VA describes Aid & Attendance as a monthly payment added on top of a veteran's or survivor's existing VA pension. Qualifying generally requires needing help with activities like bathing, feeding, or dressing; being bedridden; living in a nursing home because of a disability-related loss of ability; or meeting a specific severe visual-impairment standard.

For a nursing-home-based claim, VA Form 21-0779 is also required. It's worth remembering that this federal VA benefit runs on its own track, separate from MO HealthNet — different agencies, different eligibility rules, different documentation — so approval for one doesn't establish eligibility for the other.

On the Missouri-specific side, MO HealthNet policy excludes the verified Aid & Attendance portion of a VA pension from its own financial calculation, and the state operates seven Veterans Homes along with a narrow property-tax exemption tied to former-POW status.

## 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/)
- [Missouri DSS: Nursing Home](https://dss.mo.gov/mhd/nursing-home)

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

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