VA AID and ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE (MAM)

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Payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs to a veteran or spouse if they are blind, nearly blind, helpless, or nearly helpless and require the aid and attendance of another person.

Treatment: Excluded Income.

Exception: Applicants and recipients of nursing facility care or Home and Community-Based Care for the Elderly and Chronically Ill (HCBC-ECI), the Developmentally Disabled (HCBC-DD), individuals with an Acquired Brain Disorder (HCBC-ABD) or In-Home Supports (HCBC-IHS), have VA A & A added to net income as the last step in determining the individual's cost of care. See PARTS:

. 621, BUDGETING: HCBC-CFI;

. 622, BUDGETING: HCBC-IHS;

. 623, BUDGETING: HCBC-DD; and

. 624, BUDGETING: HCBC-ABD.