Veterans Benefits
Financial and other forms of assistance provided to veterans and their spouses.
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Veterans Can Receive VA-Covered In-Home Care
Home care services are part of the VA’s standard healthcare benefits package. Learn how veterans and their caregivers can obtain the homemaker and home health aide services they are entitled to.
25 CommentsApplying for Veterans Benefits: 5 Tips for Caregivers and Spouses
Veterans and their family members can use these pointers to minimize confusion and possibly expedite the process of applying for VA Benefits.
66 CommentsNeeds-Based VA Benefits Get New Eligibility Rules
Beginning 10/18/2018, the VA will use new guidelines, such as net worth limits, spend-down restrictions and a lookback period, to determine eligibility for benefits like the basic veterans pension, aid & attendance pension and survivors pension.
82 Comments10 Important Facts About VA Burial Benefits
U.S. veterans are entitled to burial benefits that can help their surviving family members defray funeral costs. Learn how the VA can help give veterans the memorial services they deserve.
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Veterans Benefits Questions
A few years ago, I promised my mother, whom I love dearly, not to put her in a nursing home. How do we get her to see the need for assisted living?
28 CommentsFather is a vet who needs hearing aids and lives beyond 40 miles from the VA facility that provides the service. Can he go to a local provider?
14 Commentspollinatorlady Replied Dec 14, 2018I have a friend who has suffered a stroke. Her husband insists on being the caregiver. I'm watching her waste away. He refuses help.
5 CommentsVA & nursing home questions; does the VA ever help cover nursing home costs for non-wartime veterans?
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Dad was drafted and sent to Germany and he never received benefits. He passed away 12-20-2002. Mother was denied benefits.
1 CommentI just received this from my Living Trust and Elder Care Attorney; New VA rules regarding eligibility for VA pension go into effect 10/18/18.
2 CommentsI feel like my hands are tied.
8 CommentsLostinthemix Answered Jun 24, 2018Ongoing issue with Step-Dad living in mothers home.
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