VA Renews a Form for Veterans’ Pension Benefit Claims
Published Date: 10/19/2026
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The VA is renewing its form that helps veterans and their families report medical expenses to get the right pension or benefits. If you’re applying for or updating your claim for pension or Parents' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, this form affects you. Comments on this update are open until November 18, 2026, and filling out the form takes about 30 minutes.
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Report medical expenses to lower income
You can use VA Form 21P-0969 to report unreimbursed medical expenses to lower your countable income for needs-based programs like VA Pension and Parents' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC). Those expenses are deducted when VA determines eligibility and the rate payable, and Veteran Service Representatives use the form information to adjust benefits.
Form takes about 30 minutes to complete
If you apply for or update a pension or Parents' DIC claim, filling out VA Form 21P-0969 takes about 30 minutes. VA estimates 55,000 respondents will complete the form one time for a total annual burden of 27,500 hours; comments on this information collection are due by 2026-11-18.
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