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description: "Federal Aid and Attendance may supplement a qualifying VA pension, alongside one Rhode Island Veterans Home and local veteran property-tax exemptions."
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Rhode Island · VA Benefits

# Rhode Island VA Aid & Attendance

Last updated 2026-10-20

VA Aid and Attendance adds a monthly amount on top of a qualifying veteran's or survivor's existing VA pension. To be eligible, a pension recipient generally needs another person's help with daily activities like bathing, feeding, or dressing; is substantially bedridden; is in a nursing home because of a disability-related loss of mental or physical function; or meets the VA's specific vision-related standard.

Applications can be filed online, by mail, or in person. The medical-examination portion is documented on VA Form 21-2680, and a nursing-home claimant may also need to submit VA Form 21-0779. As with other states, Aid and Attendance and Housebound benefits can't be received simultaneously — it's one or the other.

## 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/)
- [Rhode Island EOHHS: Long-Term Services and Supports](https://eohhs.ri.gov/consumer/health-care/long-term-services-and-supports)

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

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