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OMB Control No: 2900-0721	ICR Reference No: 202512-2900-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202111-2900-009
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: VBA-COMP-KM
Title: Examination for Housebound Status or Permanent Need for Regular Aid and Attendance (VA Form 21-2680)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/13/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2026
Responses	112,587	103,915
Time Burden (Hours)	56,294	51,958
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 38 USC 1521(e) Name of Law: Veterans of a period of war
   US Code: 38 USC 1114 Name of Law: Rates of wartime disability compensation
   US Code: 38 USC 1115(1)(e) Name of Law: Additional compensation for dependents
   US Code: 38 USC 1311(d) Name of Law: Dependency and indemnity compensation to a surviving spouse
   US Code: 38 USC 1541(d) Name of Law: Surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war
   US Code: 38 USC 1541(e) Name of Law: Surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war
   US Code: 38 USC 1521(d) Name of Law: Veterans of a period of war

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	112,587	103,915	8,672
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	56,294	51,958	4,336
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The respondent burden has increased due to the estimated number of receivables averaged over the past year.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $17,319,308

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Dorothy Glasgow 240 205-5190 dorothy.glasgow@va.gov

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