110-year-old widow of WWI veteran gets big VA pension boost
Alda Collins couldn't believe it when her son, James, recently delivered the news: After 30-plus years of receiving a $36 monthly pension for her late husband's service in World War I, that amount would soon increase to $1,000.
The 110-year-old widow, who is believed to be the second-oldest person in Pennsylvania, needed the benefit to pay for the cost of staying in a personal care home, James Collins told NBC News. She was entitled to a higher veteran survivor benefit amount but did not realize it.
Collins said that he applied for an increase in 2008, and was told that it might take six months to a year to process the claim. Instead, four years passed without a decision from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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