Aid and Attendance (can I get it)?

Sure.  Aid and Attendance is a pension benefit managed by the Department of Veteran's affairs.  In short, it is money available to veterans and their spouses to help pay for medical care. The benefit is not huge, but large enough to be of significant help to some people. In 2011, the maximum benefit was $1,949 for a married person, $1,664 for a single person, and $1056 for a surviving spouse.
 
To qualify for Aid and Attendance, the applicant must meet certain military service, medical, and financial benchmarks.  The applicant must have: (1) served at least 90 consecutive days on active military duty, with at least one day of active duty service during a war period (need not be in an actual war zone); and (2) obtained something other than a Dishonorable Discharge   The applicant must: (1) have a certification from a physician stating that he needs assistance with daily living activities, such as dressing, cooking, bathing, etc.; or (2) be bedridden; or (3) be a patient at a nursing home because of a mental or physical incapacity; or (4) be blind.
 
To qualify financially, the applicant's Countable Assets  must be below a certain level, though that level is not specified by the VA.  $80,000 used to be the guideline, but now the calculation of what constitutes "too many" Allowed Countable Assets (“such assets as bank accounts, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and any property other than the veteran’s residence and a reasonable lot area.”) appears to be left to the discretion of the VA. Finally, the applicant's Adjusted Household Income (gross income less non-reimbursed medial expenses) must not exceed the Aid and Attendance Benefit.  For more detailed information, visit the website of the Department of Veterans Affairs. http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/pension/vetpen.htm#7