Veterans Benefit

The Improved Pension with Aid and Attendance Benefit is one of the most misunderstood benefits being administered by the Veterans Administration (VA) today. Many families who attempt to complete the 20 page application put down inaccurate information and miss many of the detailed supporting documents that may be required. This leads to delays, denials and much frustration causing many families to give up. At our offices we hear over and over, "we wish we’d have known about your services before we talked to _______."

The Improved Pension has been in existence since 1951, but because of the multi-faceted requirements needed when applying, a great deal of incorrect information is being distributed over the internet and passed around in communities all over the US. We come across veterans or their surviving spouses daily that have been told they are not eligible, when actually they are able to qualify.

Client Testimonial

Thank you so much with all your help with obtaining VA benefits for our Father Virgil M. and for your assistance with the EVR form. You have made a very difficult and emotional time alot easier. We would never have been able to afford Parkcliffe without the VA benefit. Thanks a million and we have referred several people to Beacon. Keep up the good work.

~ Ron and Julie M.

We have been a military family and have never seen the government operate in such a timely manner. You obviously have all the right things covered to help families like ourselves. Thank you so much for all of your efforts on our behalf and all the other families who have been fortunate to have worked with you. You are wonderful people and I hope many rewards come your way.

~Jim and Sherry McClain Ann Arbor MI

I want to thank you so much for all the work you and your associates at Beacon did for my Dad, he was able to receive the Veterans Benefits. He was so excited when his check arrived. He couldn't believe he could be getting one each month. He said "they finally appreciate what I did living all those years in World War II!" It made him feel special.

~Diane Anfer

Words are inadequate to express our thanks for your help and guidance in obtaining Veterans benefits for my father. This monthly payment will make his living at The Glendale financially feasible, greatly reducing the possibility that he will deplete his savings.

Bob Hollowman, Toledo OH

I want to express my gratitude for your willingness to help us file the application with the VA to acquire benefits for their father, Earl Merryman. Knowing that you would help us, relieved much anxiety and stress I'd been having on accomplishing this work on my own successfully.

Carry Marrymen

Our family is extremely grateful for the little-known benefit from the VA, but more importantly, for the support you have provided in helping us through this process. Thanks again, Steven, for sharing this opportunity with our family last January here at Wolf Creek, and for helping make this potential benefit become a reality.

Dwight Mills

The 3 Key Eligibility Requirements

1. The veteran must have served as active military status for 90 or more consecutive days, with one day during a period of wartime as defined by the Veterans Administration.
2. The veteran must have been discharged under anything other than dishonorable conditions.
3. The veteran must be over the age of 65 or disabled.

Because of the high workload in all VA offices, their representatives can only provide the basic requirements of the benefits and will not explore all options. Many people are told by the VA that they are not qualified, when in fact they would qualify. The key is asking the right questions. We have already asked the right questions and we would like to share that knowledge with you. We have educated over 390,000 wartime veterans and their families over the last six years and are well on our way of meeting our education goal of 100,000,000 veterans by 2013.
In order to help families through the rigorous process of completing the VA application, we have trained Professional Members of AAWV who conduct free informational seminars to relay the basic information on what is needed when applying. If families want an in-depth review of the veteran or spouse's personal situation, these Professional Member of AAWV will meet one-on-one to answer all personal questions that you may not want to be brought up in a group environment.

First Step...SEMINAR!

• Seminars are the best, first step to find out what the VA Aid and Attendance benefit is all about
• Attending a seminar can give you the majority of the information you need and others may think of questions you don’t
• Professional member there to ask questions
• Held at Assisted Living Communities—check with your community to find out their next seminar date

At Beacon Associates we conduct seminars in our Maumee office weekly, on Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM.
1655 Holland Road C
Maumee OH 43537

At our Columbus location bi-weekly at 6:30 PM.
Holiday Inn Worthington
7007 North High Street
Worthington, OH 43085
We do take reservations for these seminars and will ask for how many will be attending and a telephone number you can be reached at in case of a cancellation. Call 1-800-532-0808.

Below is the rate table for 2010 for Aid and Attendance