VA Aid and Attendance
Your next step
File an Intent to File first
This locks in your effective date while you gather everything else, which protects months of back pay. It takes minutes and costs nothing.
Save this application
Save it to your account to check off documents, add dates, and get renewal reminders. Free, and we take no referral fees.
The steps
- Not started
- Intent to file submitted
- Gathering evidence
- Application submitted
- Agency review
- Decision
- Approved, with back pay
Documents to gather
- DD-214 or other discharge papers
- Form 21-2680, completed and signed by a physician
- Bills for in-home care, assisted living, nursing home, or unreimbursed medical costs
- Asset and net worth information
- Income records (Social Security, pensions, other household income)
- Marriage certificate
- Death certificate and the veteran's DD-214
- Form 21-0779, nursing home information
Do not type Social Security, bank, or Medicare numbers here. This checklist is only a reminder of what to gather for the agency.
How to apply
- Veterans Pension application, Form 21P-527EZ Open
- Aid and Attendance add-on, Form 21-2680 Open
- Free filing help from Washington veterans service officers 1-800-562-2308
County and state veterans service officers file these claims at no charge. This is the recommended route.
- VA benefits hotline 1-800-827-1000
- Mail to the VA Pension Intake Center
Department of Veterans Affairs, Pension Intake Center, PO Box 5365, Janesville, WI 53547-5365.
- Nearest VA regional office Open
Talk to a person
Free help is available. These lines are staffed by people who do this every day.
- Washington Department of Veterans Affairs and county veterans service officers: 1-800-562-2308
- Community Living Connections: 1-855-567-0252
- SHIBA, free Medicare help: 1-800-562-6900
This is general information, not legal or financial advice. The agency that runs each program makes the final decision.