Notice2025-22331
Agency Information Collection Activity: Examination for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance
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Published
December 9, 2025
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 9, 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 57131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22331]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0721]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Examination for
Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed
collection of information, including each proposed revision of a
currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. DATES: Comments must be received on or before
February 9, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-Specific information: Kendra McCleave, 202-461-9568,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d2b9b7bcb6a0b3fcbfb1b1beb7b3a4b792a4b3fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="08636d666c7a6926656b6b646d697e6d487e69266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>.
VA PRA information: Dorothy Glasgow, 202-461-1084, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b6d7a6b697a7b4d5a155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b7d6a7b796a6b5d4a054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for
comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following collection of information, VBA
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of VBA's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of VBA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology.
Title: Examination for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for
Regular Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-2680).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0721. <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a>.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21-2680 is used to determine eligibility for the
aid and attendance and/or housebound benefits. The purpose of this
examination is to record manifestations and findings pertinent to the
question of whether the claimant is housebound (confined to the home or
immediate premises) or in need of the regular aid and attendance of
another person. The report should be in sufficient detail for the VA
decision makers to determine the extent that disease or injury produces
physical or mental impairment, that loss of coordination or
enfeeblement affects the ability: to dress and undress; to feed
themselves; to attend to the wants of nature; or keep themselves
ordinarily clean and presentable. Findings should be recorded to show
whether the claimant is blind or bedridden. Whether the claimant seeks
housebound or aid and attendance benefits, the report should reflect
how well they ambulate, where they go, and what they are able to do
during a typical day. Without this information, entitlement to these
benefits cannot be determined.
No changes have been made to this form. The respondent burden has
increased due to the estimated number of receivables averaged over the
past year.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Estimated Annual Burden: 56,294 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 112,587 per year.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dorothy Glasgow,
Acting, VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology/Data
Governance and Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-22331 Filed 12-8-25; 8:45 am]
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