Nebraska VA Aid & Attendance

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs describes Aid and Attendance as an additional monthly payment layered on top of an eligible veteran's or survivor's VA pension. Someone may qualify if they need another person's help with everyday activities, are bedridden, are living in a nursing home because of a disability-related loss of function, or meet the VA's specific vision-impairment standard.

Veterans applying from a nursing home have one extra piece of paperwork: VA Form 21-0779, Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with Claim for Aid and Attendance, has to be submitted along with the rest of the application. It's worth remembering that the VA's pension decision and Nebraska's Medicaid eligibility determination are entirely separate processes — each program has its own application and its own care criteria that need to be satisfied on their own terms.

On the state side, Nebraska disregards Aid and Attendance payments made to a veteran or spouse residing in a nursing facility, runs four State Veterans Homes, and offers homestead tax relief to qualifying veterans — additional resources worth layering into a veteran's overall funding plan.