# VA Aid and Attendance Eligibility Assessment

> VA Aid and Attendance Eligibility Assessment is a paid API for AI agents from seniorpulse.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Assesses whether a veteran or surviving spouse qualifies for VA Aid and Attendance benefits and provides an application guide for this long-term-care benefit

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://seniorpulse.vercel.app/api/senior/veterans
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/va-aid-and-attendance-eligibility-assessment-986f9d1a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_28JZ27T8tcMDYgSz3qIZm

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability va-aid-and-attendance-eligibility-assessment-986f9d1a
```

Example prompt: Can you check if my 82-year-old father, who is a wartime veteran and now needs help with bathing and dressing every day at his assisted living facility, would qualify for VA Aid and Attendance benefits and walk me through how to apply?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when a caregiver, family member, or benefits agent needs to quickly assess VA Aid and Attendance eligibility for a veteran or surviving spouse requiring long-term care assistance, particularly when the benefit is unfamiliar or underutilized. Prefer over generic VA benefits endpoints when the specific need is Aid and Attendance for care costs.

## Known failure modes

- Insufficient veteran service history details to determine eligibility
- Edge cases involving non-wartime service may not be fully addressed
- Benefit amounts may be outdated if VA has updated rates
- Complex asset or income situations may require additional professional review

## How this service works

VA Aid and Attendance eligibility / veteran long-term-care benefit guide: whether a wartime veteran or surviving spouse qualifies and how to apply, from income, assets, and care costs. For caregiver and benefits agents — informational.

## Output

Returns an eligibility assessment indicating whether the veteran or surviving spouse likely qualifies for VA Aid and Attendance, along with the qualifying criteria met or not met, benefit amounts, and a step-by-step application guide tailored to the situation.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "lang": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Response language — any language supported"
  },
  "state": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "State of residence — some states offer additional veteran benefits beyond federal VA"
  },
  "assets": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Total net worth in USD excluding primary home and vehicle — VA uses a $155,356 asset limit (2024)"
  },
  "income": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Monthly gross income in USD (Social Security, pension, other)"
  },
  "country": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Country of residence — defaults to US VA benefits if omitted. Set for non-US countries (e.g. 'United Kingdom', 'Canada', 'Australia') to get that country's veterans affairs body and equivalent benefit instead."
  },
  "care_cost": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Monthly unreimbursed care costs in USD (home health aide, assisted living, adult day care)"
  },
  "veteran_age": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Veteran age"
  },
  "surviving_spouse": {
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "Set true if the applicant is a surviving spouse of a veteran — unlocks Survivors Pension and Aid & Attendance for surviving spouses"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {}
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/va-aid-and-attendance-eligibility-assessment-986f9d1a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from seniorpulse.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/seniorpulse.vercel.app/llms.txt)