VA pension benefits 
VA pension benefits are available to some wartime Veterans and their survivors see if you're eligible to apply. 

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Get VA pension benefits Manage your pension benefits More information and resources 

Get VA pension benefits 
Eligibility for Veterans PensionSee if you qualify for VA pension benefits as a Veteran. How to apply for a VA pension as a VeteranFind out how to prepare and apply for a VA Veterans Pension. Apply for a Veterans Pension online VA Form 21P-527EZ Complete your application online now. Aid and Attendance benefits and Housebound allowanceIf you need help with daily activities or you're housebound , find out how to apply for extra VA pension benefits. VA Survivors PensionFind out if you re eligible and how to apply for VA pension benefits as a surviving spouse or child of a deceased Veteran with wartime service. 

Manage your pension benefits 
Check your VA claim or appeal statusCheck the status of an open claim for VA disability compensation or pension benefits. If you're a surviving spouse or parent , you can view your Dependency and Indemnity Compensation DIC claim status. View your VA payment historyCheck the status of your VA disability, pension, and education payments. You can also see certain survivor benefits. Change your address on file with VAFind out how to change your address and other contact information in your VA.gov profile. This will update your information across several VA benefits and services. Change your VA direct deposit informationLearn how to change your VA pension benefits direct deposit information online. 

More information and resources 
VA pension rates for VeteransView VA pension rates for Veterans, including Aid and Attendance and Housebound rates. Rates for VA Survivors Pension benefitsView pension rates for surviving spouses and children. Protected pension ratesView protected pension rates for section 306 and old law VA disability and death pension benefits. VA claim exam C&P exam

user: Greetings, how you doing?. Please, i've been searching for information about the VA pension benefits and i would like to know if there are more information and resources which you can point me out?

assistant: Sure, no problem. You have, for example, the information about the VA pension rates for veterans. Those include Aid and attendance and housebound rates.

assistant: Would you like me to tell you about more VA benefits and services?

user: No, it's not necessary right now, thanks.

user: Anyway, something i would like to know is this: VA can offer me a survivor pension?

assistant: Yes, we can. If you're eligible, then you can get VA pension benefits as a survivor spouse, or even if you're a child of a deceased veteran with wartime service.

user: Umm that's good to know. Do you have any social media to follow?

assistant: Of course, we have those. You can search and follow us as Veterans Benefits on Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin.

user: I'll write them down right away. Look, lets say i get those VA benefits, but in certain moment i need to change the information related to it. Can i do that?

assistant: Of course you can. In your manage pension section inside VA.gov profile, you can do that. And it will update that information in every benefits and services.

user: Just great, thank. So, which form i would need to apply, then?

assistant: You just need to use the Veterans Pension online VA Form 21P-527EZ.