The VA Aid & Attendance Benefit is a non-service connected pension available to wartime veterans and their surviving spouses to help with long-term care expenses including assisted living and in-home care.
VETERANS WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM AND “IN COUNTRY” EVEN IF ONLY FOR A DAY, WERE EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE. BROWN WATER NAVY VETERANS AND BLUE WATER NAVY VETERANS WHO CAME ASHORE WERE ALSO EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS WHO SERVED DURING THE VIETNAM ERA.