Maximum Annual Pension Rate or MAPR

One’s current annual income, as well as any unreimbursed medical expenses (UMEs), are considered. From Dec. 1, 2023 – Nov. 30, 2024, the Maximum Annual Pension Rate (MAPR), which is the highest benefit amount one can receive each year, are as follows:

Basic Veterans Pension / Basic Survivors Pension

• Veteran with no spouse or dependent child – $16,551 / year ($1,379 / month)
• Veteran with a spouse or dependent child – $21,674 / year ($1,806 / month)
• Two veterans married to each other – $21,674 / year ($1,806 / month)
• Surviving spouse with no dependent child – $11,102 / year ($925 / month)
• Surviving spouse with a dependent child – $14,529 / year ($1,210 / month)

Aid & Attendance Pension for Veterans / Surviving Spouses

The A&A Pension is a monetary “add-on” to the Basic Veterans / Survivors Pension. The amounts below are the maximum benefit amount a veteran or surviving spouse may be entitled to for Basic Veterans / Survivor Pension plus Aid and attendance Pension.

• Veteran with no spouse or dependent child – $27,609 / year ($2,300 / month)
• Veteran with a spouse or dependent child – $32,729 / year ($2,727 / month)
• Two veterans married to each other (one qualifies for A&A) – $32,729 / year ($2,727 / month)
• Two veterans married to each other (one qualifies for A&A, the other for Housebound) – $36,395 / year ($3,032 / month)
• Two veterans married to each other (both qualify for A&A) – $43,791 / year ($3,649 / month)
• Surviving spouse with no dependent child – 17,743 / year ($1,478 / month)
• Surviving spouse with a dependent child – $21,166 / year ($1,763 / month)

DIC and Survivors Pension Eligibility.pdf