What is a Veterans Pension?

Improved Pension and Death Pension are disability income programs available to veterans or to the single surviving spouses of deceased veterans.  The veteran had to have served on active duty at least 90 days with one of those days during a period of war.

Service in combat is not required, only that the veteran was in the service during wartime and was honorably discharged. Charts showing the available amount of income and the dates for wartime service are included below.

There is a sister benefit to Pension called Compensation. This is for veterans who are disabled because of injuries or illnesses incurred while on active duty.  Compensation is generally the more desirable benefit for a number of reasons we will not go into here. A veteran household generally cannot receive Pension and Compensation at the same time.  A decision must be made as to which benefit is better and the veteran must choose only that benefit.

In order to receive the benefit, a veteran household must meet the criteria above as well as meeting an income and an asset test and, in most cases, a medical needs test. 

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