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Caregivers

Support for Those Who Care

Caring for a veteran is an act of love, and it can also be exhausting, isolating, and expensive. The VA offers real support for family caregivers, including a monthly stipend, respite care, and health coverage, and most families never hear about it. We will help you understand which program fits your situation and how to apply for it. Everything here is free, and you are never on your own figuring it out.

An adult daughter lovingly caring for her senior veteran father at home
An adult daughter lovingly caring for her elderly veteran father at home
Caregiver Support

Caring for a veteran? We care for you, too.

The people who look after our veterans deserve support of their own, because caregiving is real work that most families take on quietly. If you help a veteran with bathing, dressing, medications, meals, or getting to appointments, you may qualify for meaningful assistance from the VA. That support can include a monthly stipend, training, respite, and even health coverage, depending on the program. Read on to see which caregiver benefits may fit your situation, and ask us anytime if you are not sure where you stand.

Monthly stipend

A financial stipend for primary family caregivers who qualify.

Respite care

Short-term relief so you can rest, recharge, and tend to yourself.

Training & resources

Practical caregiver education and ongoing peer support.

Caregiver health coverage

Access to health benefits and mental-health support for caregivers.

Caregiver knowledge base

Benefits for Caregivers

If you care for a veteran, the VA offers real support - training, counseling, respite, health coverage, and in some cases a monthly stipend. You do not have to carry this alone.

A senior veteran wearing a VETERAN ball cap and his wife sitting together at their kitchen table, going through their important documents and talkingThe Sit-Down Together worksheet
Plan together - protect what was earned

The one conversation every veteran and spouse needs to have

Too often, when a veteran passes, the family left behind has no idea what benefits exist, where the DD-214 is, or what the VA already knows. Benefits worth thousands go unclaimed - not because a family did not qualify, but because no one ever wrote it down. The Sit-Down Together worksheet walks you and your spouse (or an adult child) through all of it - your service, your VA status, who to call, where your papers are, and your final wishes.

  • Fill it out together in six plain-language steps - no VA jargon, skip anything you are unsure of.
  • Keep it private, then share it with the spouse, child, or trusted person of your choosing.
  • Print a copy so the people you love are never left guessing.
Start the worksheetSee what is inside

Free & private - saved to your account and shared only with people you choose.

Information only - not legal advice

For information purposes only - this is not legal, financial, or medical advice. The Aging Veteran is a private service and is not part of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Benefits are subject to VA eligibility rules. Always confirm your specifics on va.gov or with a qualified professional.

Two ways to move forward — both free

Care for yourself, too

Ask our free assistant about caregiver benefits, or call the VA Caregiver Support Line at 1-855-260-3274. Help is closer than you think, and asking a question costs you nothing. You can find out whether you qualify for the stipend before you fill out a single form. Whenever you are ready to apply, we will walk the paperwork with you, step by step.

Have a question? Get free information

Ask a question, learn what you may be owed, or find out where you stand. Confidential, free, and no obligation to go any further.

Call 702-992-4883

Ready to hire us? Register

Decided you want us to work your claim? Registering is free — we match you with an accredited advocate and get you started. We cannot begin until you sign VA Form 21-22a, and fees, if any, are always disclosed up front.

It is not too late

There is no age limit. You are not out of the game.

Far too many veterans - older veterans most of all - decide on their own that they are too old, that they waited too long, or that because nobody ever gave them the information they must be out of the game. Nothing could be further from the truth. When you file a disability claim, the VA does not look at your age. There is no age limit and no deadline on filing a first claim, and veterans in their fifties, sixties, seventies and beyond are approved every single day.

That is the entire point of this website: to make you aware of the benefits you are entitled to right now, as an aging veteran, so you can protect your health, protect your family, and protect your benefits. So do not give up, do not talk yourself out of it, and do not wait until you are no longer able to seek care. The best day to start was years ago. The next best day is today.

A veteran in his seventies sitting at his kitchen table with coffee and a legal pad, calmly thinking through his VA benefits

“I’m too old for this.”

There is no age limit on a VA claim. The VA does not look at your age - it looks at whether your condition is connected to your service.

“I waited too long, so I missed my chance.”

There is no deadline to file a first claim. You can file decades after you separated, and your effective date starts protecting you the day you file.

“I never got the information, so I’m out of the game.”

Nobody handed most veterans a list of what they earned. That is exactly why this site exists - the facts are here, in plain language, at no cost.

“I’ll deal with it when I really need care.”

Do not wait until you are too sick to fight for it. Filing while you can still gather records and attend exams is the single biggest advantage you have.

Both options are free · No obligation

Two ways to work with us — both free

Talking to a VA-accredited claims agent costs nothing either way. Pick the one that fits: get answers to your questions, or register to hire us to take on your claim.

Free information — just ask

Tell us what’s going on or what you’d like to know. We’ll read your question and get back to you personally — no cost, no obligation.

A family caregiver reviewing VA caregiver benefits with an accredited agent

Ready to hire us? Register with us

For veterans who’ve decided they want us on their claim — registering is free too, and it does not make you our client or obligate you to anything. Here is exactly how it works:

  • You register. This simply starts the conversation — you are not our client yet, and you owe us nothing.
  • You sign and return VA Form 21-22a. It appoints us as your accredited representative and gives us access to your VA file.
  • Once we have your signed 21-22a and access to your case, we verify everything is in order.

It involves the registration form and signing VA Form 21-22a — by law we can’t accept your claim, work on it, or contact the VA for you until that power of attorney is signed. You decide whether to move forward.

Call us: 702-992-4883

An accredited agent personally reviews every request — we’ll reach out within 48 hours.