V.A. Benefits Finder

Older veterans and their families may have several benefits available to them through the Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.). Which benefits a veteran or family member qualifies for may depend on the veteran's V.A. status, age, and income at the time the benefit is applied for, or the veteran's V.A. status and survivor's income at the time of the veteran's death.

All veterans (not dishonorably discharged)

• V.A. medical benefits
• Burial of the veteran or spouse in a national or state veterans cemetery, or headstone for burial in private cemetery

Veterans with a service-connected disability

• Priority V.A. medical care
• Nursing home and other long-term care
• Disability compensation
• Housing grants or loan guarantees for refinancing or disability-related modification
• Automobile purchase/adaptation
• Burial allowance

Low-income wartime veteran age 65 or older or totally disabled

• V.A. pension
• Burial allowance

Veterans eligible for V.A. pension, and survivors eligible for V.A. death pension, and who are housebound or need regular aid and attendance

• Additional V.A. pension or V.A. death pension benefits

Low-income veterans needing long-term care

• Nursing home and other long-term care

Low-income survivor of wartime veteran

• V.A. death pension

Dependent/survivor of a veteran who was totally disabled from a service-connected condition, or survivor of a veteran who died from a service-connected condition

• Dependency & Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
• CHAMPVA medical care