How is VA Pension Calculated?



The VA Pension offers 9 different maximum benefit amounts based on whether the award is for a veteran with a spouse, a single veteran or the single surviving spouse of a deceased veteran.  There are also rates associated with additional dependent children. Typically, an older veteran household will have dependent children if th ey have one or more totally disabled or incapacitated adult children living in the home. Or the older veteran may be married to a young woman.  If the household has such a situation, the additional dependent child rates are listed in Table 1 below.

 

The calculation of each of these different categories of Pension income will allow for a benefit from zero dollars all the way up to the Maximum Allowable Pension Rate or MAPR for that category. We have listed 9 categories below along with the minimum and maximum monthly Pension income for that category. 

 

The table on the next page lists current maximum allowable pension rates for 2009 by category of rating or no rating. The medical deductions mentioned in the example above are also listed here.


Special Monthly Pension Rates Paid to

Veterans Age 65 or Older OR

Permanently and Totally Disabled




Qualified disabled veteran


$11,830


$  985


     With one dependent


$15,493


$1,291


Qualified disabled veteran and also housebound


$14,457


$1,205


     With one dependent


$18,120


$1,510


Qualified disabled veteran and in need of regular aid and attendance


$19,736


$1,645


     With one dependent


$23,396


$1,950


Increase for each additional dependent child


$ 2,020


$  168*




Death Pension Rates Paid to

Veteran’s Surviving Spouse




Surviving spouse


$ 7,933


$   661


     With one child


$10,385


$   865


Surviving spouse is permanently housebound


$ 9,696


$   808


     With one dependent child


$12,144


$1,012 

Surviving spouse is in need of regular aid and attendance


$13,195


$1,100


     With one dependent child


$15,128


$1,261


For each additional child


$ 2,020


$ 168*


     Pension for each surviving child


$ 2,020


$ 168*




CONCLUSION

 

As you can see, the benefits to veterans and their surviving spouses eligible for a pension benefit is significant. The rules and regulations for being approved are complex. Going it alone can be very risky, if you are not familiar with the Veterans Administration. This booklet contains complicated information. Please feel free to call Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. to set up a consultation to discuss the aid and attendance pension benefit.


He can be reached at


888-800-7442, or by e-mail at

fniemann@hnlawfirm.com.


His address is 3499 Route 9 North, Suite 1F, Freehold, NJ 07728.


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