CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The family of a 93-year-old veteran in Charlottesville cannot understand why the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has taken more than 16 months to approve a pension ...

The VA Veterans Pension is need-based and provides monthly cash assistance for wartime veterans who meet certain criteria.

VA or Veteran Affairs benefits are crucial support systems for eligible US veterans. The VA program assists veterans who face various unique needs and issues. The VA initiative can help eligible ...

Aid and Attendance or Improved Pension is a benefit available to disabled or aging wartime veterans or surviving spouses of a veteran who now need some assistance paying for care. This benefit, for ...

The VA has made changes to regulations governing VA pension and Parents’ Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, which are need-based programs. According to the VA, these changes will ensure that only ...

In November, we alerted readers to proposed changes to the eligibility rules regarding Aid & Attendance Pension benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Previous reports indicated that these ...

Problems with a Veterans Affairs benefit have created a scam industry and left thousands of seniors ignorant of a pension they are entitled to receive, veterans advocates and congressional ...

The U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement ...

At 89, Marine Corps veteran Carol J. Schwartz needs a constant caregiver, and her daughter, Lani Young of Sonoma, needed some relief from that role. Securing a Veterans Affairs pension tailored to ...