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you do not have to be already paying for care if you have a caregiver agreement in place
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Since the max benefit for a&a for a vet is 2250 a month if you reapplied you could get a bit more help however the va requires that you are already paying for that care. You cannot make up medical expenses or estimate future needs you have to be currently be spending what you are asking for. My suggestion is to make a trip to the va office and talk face to face with a rep. Its amazing that he is doing as well as he is at 104. Thank him for his service. I do hope you can keep him home seeing that you made it this far. Having 40 hours a week of paid help is amazing, not sure you will get more. Take care.
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Why is Medicaid only giving him 30 hrs week? Look into NHTD
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Definitely try. Go to a Veteran's site, preferably in person at a Veteran's Home or Clinic and seek help in filling out the forms. I did it twice, but did not receive. But since your Dad is a World War II vet he is entitled to full benefits including staying in a Veteran's home.
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Luvdawgs- yes you can submit a change request to the VA, I would recommend calling your local veteran service officer (VSO) for your county. You can Google search for VSO for _____ county and should pop up.
The question becomes not the number of hours, but the monthly benefit in dollars. They have limits to the benefit. 10 hours a week is roughly $1000 per month they reimburse you? Create a case of the number of hours he needs and calculate that monthly financial need and submit it. The VSO should be able to help you determine how to best represent the need.
I do not recall the frequency which you can re-apply to adjust benefit / pension amount. For sure yearly, but during the year it may be every 6 months. I would estimate something more than the max benefit in anticipation that his needs will increase and easier to do this once. Again the VSO can help there. Good luck.
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A brutal honesty here? If your dad is getting 40 hours of care per week and it's not enough for you both to maintain your business, then it's time for dad to be cared for in a facility or care home.
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I do not know much about either Medicaid or Aid and Attendance. However, from what I have read here you should consult with an elder law attorney. You may have an issue of using funding from both programs. Can you receive funding from both? Or do you have to pick one or the other? I don't know, maybe someone will chime in here that knows.
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Yes. I might recommend finding someone in your area that specializes in veterans benefits and have them do the form.
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Never let the MD fill out the 21-2680. There are care questions that he would have to guess at and get wrong. YOU fill it out and ask him to sign it. You keep the original and he gets a copy.
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