VA AID AND ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE (VA A&A) SR 00-12, 10/00 (FAM-A)

Payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs to a veteran or spouse who is blind or nearly blind, helpless or nearly helpless, and requires the aid and attendance of another person.

Treatment: Excluded Income.Exception: Applicants and recipients of nursing facility care, HCBC-ECI, HCBC-DD and HCBC-ABD services have VA A&A added to net income as the last step in determining the individual’s cost of care. See FAM 614, COST OF CARE: HCBC-DD/ABD MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.*