Pension for Non-Service-Connected Disability for Veterans

 

To assist wartime veterans in need whose non-service- connected disabilities are permanent and total preventing them from following a substantially gainful occupation.

Active 64.104 Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs C - Direct Payments For Specified Use; D - Direct Payments With Unrestricted Use Fiscal Year 2016 FY 16, 291,195 Veterans received pensions
Fiscal Year 2017 FY 17, 291,777 Veterans received pensions
Fiscal Year 2018 FY 18, 291,777 Veterans received pensions
Fiscal Year 2019 During FY 19, 248,484 Veterans received pension benefits. (FY 20 est.: 237,424 Veterans; FY 21 est.: 231,183 Veterans)
Fiscal Year 2023 Fiscal Year 2023: VBA processed 46,900 initial claims for Veterans Pension and Survivors Pension in FY2023. 9,930 Veterans and 13,388 survivors began receiving pension benefits in FY2023 for an average annual individual benefit of $19,729 and $14,471, respectively. 38 U.S.C. 1511, 1513, 1521, 1525, U.S.C. A Veteran who meets the wartime service requirements is potential eligible if he/she is: o permanently and totally disabled for reasons not necessarily due to service, o age 65 or older, or o is presumed to be totally and permanently disabled for pension purposes because: o he/she is a patient in a nursing home for long-term care due to a disability, or o being disabled, as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security (SS) for purposes of any benefits administered by the Commissioner, such as SS disability benefits or Supplemental Security Income. Income restrictions are prescribed in 38 U.S.C. 1521. Pension is not payable to those whose estates are so large that it is reasonable they use the estate for maintenance. A Veteran meets wartime service requirements if he/she served: o a total of 90 days or more during one or more periods of war; o 90 or more consecutive days that began or ended during a period of war; or o for any length of time during a period of war if he/she was discharged or released for a service-connected disability. Veterans entering service after September 7, 1980, must also meet the minimum active duty requirement of 24 months of continuous service or the full period to which the Veteran was called to active duty. (38 U.S.C.5303(A)). Disabled veterans. Military discharge certificate showing active wartime service and a separation reason under other than dishonorable conditions. The Veteran must have a permanent and total disability preventing a substantially gainful occupation, be age 65 or older, or presumed to be totally and permanently disabled for pension purposes because he/she is a patient in a nursing home for long-term care because of disability, or disabled, as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security (SS) for purposes of any benefits administered by the Commissioner, such as SS disability benefits or Supplemental Security Income. His or her income and net worth must be limited as prescribed by 38 U.S.C. 1521 and 1522. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. An application (VA Form 21-526 or VA Form 21-527EZ) may be obtained from a local or regional VA Office (see Appendix IV of the Catalog) and submitted to the Regional Office. Veterans may also apply on-line at www.va.gov. Awards are authorized at the regional office. Not applicable. From 60 to 90 days. On average from 69 to 93 days. Approximately 86 percent completed in 125 days or less. In the event of a denial or disagreement, a notification letter will advise of applicable review/appeal options, associated filing requirements and time limits. Not applicable. Not applicable. No restrictions. Not applicable. Not applicable. None. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Not applicable Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for Veterans Benefits Administration field offices. VBA, Pension and Fiduciary Service
1800 G Street
Washington, DC 20006 US
Pension.Fiduciary.VBACO@va.gov
Phone: (800) 827-1000 https://www.va.gov/pension/ 36-0102-0-1-701 (Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 22$2,308,562,403.00; FY 23 est $2,182,329,856.00; FY 24 est $2,163,313,624.00; FY 19$3,187,438,000.00; FY 20 est $3,207,020,000.00; FY 21 est $3,279,529,000.00; FY 18 Estimate Not Available FY 16$3,745,970,000.00; FY 17 est $3,900,824,000.00; - Payments are $16,551 annually, reduced by countable income for a Veteran without dependents ($27,609 if in need of aid and attendance and $20,226 if housebound) and $21,674 for a Veteran with one dependent ($32,729 if in need of aid and attendance and $25,348 if housebound) plus $2,831 for each additional dependent. These rates were effective December 1, 2023 for Veterans Pension. 38 CFR 3.3. "Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents," VA Pamphlet 80-0-01, $5.00, available from Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-79054. The stock number is 051-000-00233-4. Not applicable.