Form VA Form 21-0779 VA Form 21-0779 Request for Nursing Home Information in Connection with

OMB Approved No: 2900-0652
RESPONDENT BURDEN: 10 Minutes

REQUEST FOR NURSING HOME INFORMATION IN

VA DATE STAMP
(Do Not Write In This Space)

CONNECTION WITH CLAIM FOR AID AND ATTENDANCE
INSTRUCTIONS: The claimant named in Item 3 has filed a claim for aid and attendance benefits and has stated that
he/she is in a nursing home. In order to arrive at a fair decision in this case, we need the information requested below.
Please complete Section II and return to VA at the address shown in Item 2. Please be sure to sign and date this form in
Items 13A and 13B. For free help in completing this form, call VA toll-free at 1-800-827-1000. (Hearing Impaired
TDD line 1-800-829-4833.)

Section I - IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION (To be completed by VA)
1A. NAME OF NURSING HOME

1B. ADDRESS OF NURSING HOME

2. ADDRESS OF VA REGIONAL OFFICE

3. FIRST NAME - MIDDLE INITIAL- LAST NAME OF CLAIMANT

4. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

5. VA FILE NUMBER

SECTION II - NURSING HOME INFORMATION (To be completed by a Nursing Home Official)
6. DATE ADMITTED TO NURSING HOME (Month, Day, Year)

7. DATE MEDICAID BEGAN (Month, Day, Year)

8. AMOUNT PATIENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUT OF POCKET

$
9. I CERTIFY THAT THE CLAIMANT IS A PATIENT IN THIS FACILITY BECAUSE OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY AND IS RECEIVING:
SKILLED NURSING CARE
INTERMEDIATE NURSING CARE
10. NURSING HOME OFFICIAL’S NAME (First & Last) (Please print)

11. NURSING HOME OFFICIAL’S TITLE (Please print)

12. NURSING HOME OFFICIAL’S OFFICE
TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include Area Code)

13A. SIGNATURE OF NURSING HOME OFFICIAL

13B. DATE SIGNED

PRIVACY ACT NOTICE: The VA will not disclose information collected on this form to any source other than what has been authorized under the Privacy Act of 1974
or Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations 1.526 for routine uses (i.e., civil or criminal law enforcement, congressional communications, epidemiological or research studies,
the collection of money owed to the United States, litigation in which the United States is a party or has an interest, the administration of VA programs and delivery of
VA benefits, verification of identity and status, and personnel administration) as identified in the VA system of records, 58VA21/22 Compensation, Pension, Education,
and Rehabilitation Records - VA, and published in the Federal Register. While you are not required to respond, your cooperation in providing this relevant and necessary
information will help us determine the claimant’s maximum benefit entitlement under the law. Information that you furnish may be utilized in computer matching
programs with other Federal or state agencies for the purpose of determining the claimant’s eligibility to receive VA benefits, as well as to collect any amount owed to the
United States by virtue of the claimant’s participation in any benefit program administered by
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
RESPONDENT BURDEN: We need this information to determine eligibility for benefits and the proper rate of payment (38 U.S.C. 5503, 38 U.S.C. 1115 (1)(E)), 38
U.S.C. 1311(c), 38 U.S.C. 1315(h)). Title 38, United States Code, allows us to ask for this information. We estimate that you will need an average of 10 minutes to
review the instructions, find the information and complete this form. VA cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless a valid OMB control number is
displayed. You are not required to respond to a collection of information if this number is not displayed. Valid OMB control numbers can be located on the OMB
Internet Page at www.whitehouse.gov/library/omb/OMBINVC.html#VA. If you desire, you can call 1-800-827-1000 to get information on where to send comments or
suggestions about this form.
VA FORM
MAR 2004

21-0779