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My Mother need to move out of state. Can the VA help?

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Yes they can help if they are using the VA doctors I am getting help for my dad from there.
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I'm not the VA, but my instinct says that the VA benefits are only for the veteran themselves, their spouse, and their children. NOT the veteran's PARENTS.
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Are you kidding? The VA cannot even help a veteran, much less their parents' move. My husband only gets his hearing aids through the VA, and they cannot even get the mold of the hearing aid correct, even after taking the mold from his ear. In 2005, the doctors at the Phoenix VA told him if he stopped taking prednisone, he would die. Being a nurse, I stopped it gradually and he is still alive and well in 2014 having his 88th birthday in Oct.
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Check the website Aide and Assistance for Veterans. It will tell you how to file for financial assistance based on their income and military service must have been overseas during a war. Forms are included. Don't delay. Your vet is due this benefit that so few people know about.
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The VA will only help veterans, not their parents, so if your mom or at least your dad, is not the veteran, I imagine it could be pretty difficult to get help. To get medical help or related grants from the VA, one has to have a service-connected illness or injury, or have a 100% disabled rating from the VA which does allow for non-service connected conditions. If you are a disabled veteran caring for a parent, there is a small allowance that can be added to your disability pension. If anyone knows any different, please tell me, but that has been my experience and it's what the VA representative I've consulted tells me. The Aid and Attendance/Housebound benefit is for a veteran or veteran's spouse, and as far as I know, the only monetary benefit occurs when the medical costs exceed the countable income (prepare for a mountain of documentation…doctor's statement, itemized list of medical costs, income and asset bank statements…its almost like applying for a mortgage!). Generally, the veteran must have less than 80K in the bank (depending on life expectancy…will the veteran outlive his/her assets is the question). As far as I know, no moving expenses would be considered unless it's considered medically necessary(i.e. to a nursing home or ALF) for a service-connected condition, and even that would be pretty doubtful. Best of luck and let us know how it goes!
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