Veterans Benefits: Aid and Attendance (Basic Eligibility Part II)

Periods of War: What does this mean? In order to be eligible for Aid and Attendance (or the lesser included pensions) the veteran must have served for 90 consecutive days, and one day must have been during a Period of War.

Our senior population participated in World War II, the Korean conflict and Vietnam. The history book dates are perhaps not an exact match with the dates set forth in the law establishing VA pension benefits. Here are the pivotal dates:

World War Two (WWII): December 7, 1941 through December 31, 1946.

Korean conflict: June 27, 1950 through January 31, 1955.

Vietnam: February 28, 1961 through May 7, 1975 (if the veteran was physically in the Republic of Vietnam) or August 5, 1964 through May 7, 1975 (if the veteran was serving outside of the actual Republic of Vietnam.)

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101(29)