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2022 Veteran (VA) Benefit Rates

Basic, Aid and Attendance, Housebound

Please note:  The data below are expressed as annual and monthly figures.  The Department of Veterans Affairs adjusts the benefits upwards by whatever the announced Social Security percentage cost of living is for the year. The Social Security Administration has announced a 5.9% increase from the 2021 levels.  The monthly amounts are based upon the annual rates, and when 1/12 of the annual rate yields a fraction, the amount is rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.  See 38 CFR §§ 3.273, 3.29(b).

Please also note:  Effective October 18, 2018, the VA imposed a “bright line” asset test for determining whether the applicant (or family unit) owned excess assets that would prevent eligibility. The bright line amount for 2022 is $138,489.  With the same set of regulations, the VA also imposed transfer penalties for transfers of assets in excess of the bright line asset level. In 2022 the penalty is calculated by dividing the excess assets transferred by $2,431 to arrive at a number of months that benefits would be denied.

Please further note:  Effective January 1, 2019, Mason Law, PC ceased processing VA benefit applications. Frankly, there are certain departments of the government that are too difficult to deal with.

For a decent description of how VA benefits work for a veteran visit the VA website.  The website also has a decent description of VA benefits work for the surviving spouse of a veteran.

STATUS
ANNUAL
MONTHLY
Veteran, No Dependents $14,753 $1,229
Veteran, One Dependent $19,320 $1,610
Veteran, Housebound, No Dependent $18,029 $1,502
Veteran, Housebound, One Dependent $22,596 $1,883
Veteran, Aid & Attendance, No Dependent $24,610 $2,050
Veteran, Aid & Attendance, One Dependent $29,175 $2,431
Each Addt’l Child $2,523 $210
Widow, No Dependent $9,896 $824
Widow, Housebound, No Dependent $12.094 $1,007
Widow, Aid & Attendance, No Dependent $16,456 $1,371
Surviving Child $2,523 $210
Two Vets Married, Both Aid & Attendance $39,036 $3,253
5% Med Deduction vet* $737
5% Med Deduction Vet Married*  $966
5% Med Deduction Widow*  $494
Medicare Deduction  ~$148.50 Varies by individual

* To be deductible in calculating adjusted income, medical expenses must exceed this amount.

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