Isn't it wonderful that they are making things more confusing just about the time some of the Vietnam Veteran's and/or their spouses may be needing this benefit.
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Bottom line the US government would prefer everybody institutionalized so the elderly can simply be slowly killed with neglect and catching every single disease that goes around in those places. This is so the government can squander it on waste and mismanagement. It would be far more humane to just legalize Dr. Kevorkian euthanasia clinics rather than impound someone in a nursing home-which the family must visit EVERY SINGLE DAY to make sure staff knows you are watching them. When I get old I'm just going to have to commit suicide if I can't care for myself--there is no way I'm going to a nursing home. The government also clearly doesn't want family to take care of the elderly either.
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Huge Thanks!
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I believe that as a veteran you are either eligible or not eligible for benefits If you qualify in all other areas your income or the fact that you saved your money rather than spent it should not disqualify you for earned benefits. The home they own is not only theirs but also a family asset,and should not penalize their application for Aid, or assisted living benefits.
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Will these new regulations, the asset limitations and the 3-year look back, apply to those veterans who are already receiving a health pension benefit?
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This new rule is completely unfair to veterans to served their country. Veterans who have served and then have come home and worked hard and scarificed for their family and did manage to have a savings as well with the plan to be able to leave something behind for their children and grandchildren, should NOT be forced to use all their savings up on the health care when they get too old and cannot care for themselves. This is just another lousy deal our government is doing to our veterans. It is disgraceful.
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PCVS, there are a couple of agencies that can help for a fee. I will be happy to hook you up with them as they are low cost one is an attorney confer at 500 and there are several around. There are rules that I think they top toe around, but... And there is a list of them on the VA site.
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I am a disable veteran with Gulf War Illness that has been approved for SSDI which was dated back over 4 yrs. My chronic multiple symptoms include peripheral neuropathy, traumatic brain injury and fibromyalgia being diagnosed by the VA. With all the chaos for veterans to receive benefits, my VSO failed to file my disability claim before being fired from her position so 17 months past and had to start over. Now 9 months later, The Military Order of Purple Heart is handling my claim and should hopefully hear something back soon as they are very proactive assisting our needs. Once it is approved making me 100% Total and Permanent under the VA standard, would I be able to get a Caregiver that could come help me with daily activities. My wife is a Chiropractor and we have 8 children, for now only her 4 children live with us until we sort out our lives and the Joint Physical Shared Custody that I have with my 4 biological children.
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It was confusing before and it will be more so now. In any case, we were told that my mother was not eligible, but I question that. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to delve into it on my own and I can't afford a lawyer to do it for us. Besides, she has medicaid to cover the big expenses (such as her hospital bed).
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I am also waiting to hear if and when my mother qualifies for Aid. I also worked with the local VFW to get everything needed to submit her application. Although I am her POA I still had to have her sign the paperwork. The man that helped me file gave me an outline of everything that I needed to get together. I had most of it before I went to him. I applied in August 2014 and received a letter Jan 12, 2015 from the VA stating that they were still working on her claim. She will run out of money this year if she does not get the benefit. I am not sure what I should be doing now other than to keep waiting.
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Yes it is very sad. And what is more sad is the paper work to apply. When you begin that process, most ppl use outside agencies who find loopholes to charge. The care giving agency that we are using for our mom has many ppl on this pension but I am the only person who has applied for it on their own. Every other customer/patient is using a company that makes you sign a years agreement with them and in that agreement, they pad the cost of the caregiver to include their fee. Unless you pick it apart, you think it is the required max the VA needs to see to qualify you for the pension. Then there are the attorneys who are conferring only, right. There should be a branch dedicated soley to getting you qualified quickly and cleanly for this pension. If you need it, you have no income or money, right? So what senior can live for a year waiting for the approval or denial? If denied, you are then broke, at least my mother will be. This is akin to going to Vegas for her.
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it is sad that people who work and save would be disqualified while some who choose not to do anything would qualify
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Here is my dilema, I cannot find out the status of the application filed for this pension for my mother. I filed this for her, she is 83, sick and blind in both eyes. My father is dead and served during ww2 and she is qualified under all criteria. She prefers to stay at home. With the in home care she is receiving, she will be totally broke in several months and I hear about thus constantly. I had the lical DAV review the application before it was submitted last Oct. and was assured all was in order, and told to not include paperwork to allow me to communicate as it adds the element of the possibility they may hold things up to check her mental status. The DEERs system says it recognizes the file but the info does not agree, to call. I cannot and she is useless. I did recieve notice of receipt with a case number. That is all. With the promise of these things being processed quicker, what do I do? It takes all her income for in home care, the care exceeds income, and her savings is draining.
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I am so disappointed by this news :( My husband is a WW2 veteran and we have always taken care of our money so that we would have security in our old age. So now my husband will not be eligible!
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The Va cannot keep up with the current workload, yet you muddle the whole Aid and Attendance benefit with these convoluted rules.Unbelievable, decietful, evil, and downrigtht disrespectful to Vets and their families who already gave so much of their lives. I hope God gives out proper justice to those in the GAO and VA who endorse these changes. You Sirs are shameful, no end to you greed!
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Cont. this is not fair and shouldnt be legal. Its discriminatory and despicable that dad and others should be denied aid and attendance because they have some savings. We struggle to provide the care they require and could use some assistance to ease our burden.
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I completely agree with janeeey comment. My dad served in the Korean War combat and he and my mom live with our family. Both have Alzheimers and need my 24/7 care. Because my parents were saavy enough to save and plan for retirement they have more savings/investments and dont qualify for aid and attendance.
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I hope they make it more clear so I can handle my mothers benefits instead of the company we have doing it. She only gets a small portion of the money she is awarded each month and the rest goes for 'overhead' by the company. I would do it myself, if I knew what the rules were to keep her in 'compliance'.
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How do I get started to apply for any of this for my mother. Who just moved in with me? She has ssi and some pension from my father who died. Over 50 yrs ago. He was the veteran I am new at all of programs!! Help
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if gifts were given today before the new law was in affect, would that be counted into the new law?
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I think it is pretty sad that we have elder relatives that went to war for our country and fought for our freedom, came home and were smart enough to save a little bit of money, to be turned down for assistance with home care in their ladder years, being forced to burn through their savings on their care! They should be unconditionally granted assistance for their service, not deprived because they were able to save a little money in their lifetime!
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Does this change of adding annual income to assets override the current eligibility calculations based on monthly income minus medical/caregiving exopenses?
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