What if the veteran is already receiving a VA disability pension?
There are two types of disability programs: Compensation and Pension. These two rules apply: (1) For Aid and Attendance purposes, the maximum amount of total VA payments cannot exceed the maximum Aid and Attendance benefit. If a claimant is currently receiving a disability payment, it will be deducted from the maximum and the remainder awarded. (2) If the Aid and Attendance claimant is already received, a service connected compensation amount that exceed the maximum Aid and Attendance benefit, the claimant can keep one of the other but not both. This usually means the greater amount of the two is retained. In either case, the disability payment counts as income for the purposes of determining total monthly income.
