Using a Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefit Consultant

Consultants Listed on Our Website
The consultants listed on this website have experience with the Pension claims process. These experts can provide advice and guide the claimant through the maze of the claims process. Consultants help ensure a timely decision and avoid potential denials. The consultant’s job is to evaluate family income, family assets and potential conflicts with Medicaid and provide advice on the best strategies to pursue to maximize a Pension award.

Situations Where a Consultant Should Be Used
We discuss the issues below in more detail in the section on this site that deals with when to use a consultant.

You should use a consultant:

• Where complexity or time constraints justify paying someone for advice
  
  
• When submitting claims applications for nursing homes
  
  
• With applications where a single claimant will be abandoning the principal residence
  
  
• With applications where assets are gifted or converted to income to qualify for pension
  
  
• With applications that require estate and tax planning
  
  
• With applications that involve business ownership, farms, business and investment property and assets that are difficult to turn into cash