Nothing paid by anyone other than the claimant (and claimant’s dependents declared on the application) is considered UME on the medical expense report, so these expenses would not be declarable.
Veterans Priority 4 benefits are pension plus A & A; housebound ; and catastrophically disabled. Benefits include free medications (if not reimbursed by the NSC pension), durable medical equipment, incontinence supplies, diabetic testing supplies, oxygen, eye glasses, hearing aids and batteries, and VA hospital/doctor services. However, dental is not included. For drugs, the Veteran must be enrolled in the VHA system by completing form 10-10EZ. Drugs can be shipped to the veteran in 90 day quantities. A few state VA hospitals are requesting that the veteran visit once a year. To increase your monthly income, please contact us about a FREE…
Send to the VA, a revised 21-8416 with a statement in support of claim form explaining that there is new recurrent UME per the attached form and that you are requesting the VA to consider it in adjudicating the claim. To increase your monthly income, please contact us about a FREE HANDBOOK about VA Benefits, written by David Wingate, an accredited VA Attorney, of Senior Life Care Planning, LLC, go to info@seniorlcp.com or if you require additional information about VA Benefits, visit our Senior LCP's Website. We also have a Blog on Elder Issues and Veteran's Benefits. If you are not…
A NSC veteran, who needs a lot of help, wheelchair bound, and resides in an assisted living facility, was forced to the VA medical center for a medical.
The veteran’s disability rating is dependent upon the severity of the condition and how it affects the veteran’s ability to earn a living. Ratings do not take into consideration an occupation; everyone is treated the same. See 38 C.F.R , Chapter 1, Part 4 for a complete listing of conditions. To increase your monthly income, please contact us about a FREE HANDBOOK about VA Benefits, written by David Wingate, an accredited VA Attorney, of Senior Life Care Planning, LLC, go to info@seniorlcp.com or if you require additional information about VA Benefits, visit our Senior LCP's Website. We also have a…
A veteran called, stating person X helped the veteran with his pension application. However, it is all messed (changed language) up. We need to "fix" the application. Person X is not accredited. Contact the VA, so person X will stop acting to the veteran's detriment. VA GENERAL COUNSEL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Attn: Michael Daughtery: 202-461-7699 See previous blogs. To increase your monthly income, please contact us about a FREE HANDBOOK about VA Benefits, written by David Wingate, an accredited VA Attorney, of Senior Life Care Planning, LLC, go to info@seniorlcp.com or if you require additional information about VA Benefits, visit…
A divorced spouse of a veteran is not eligible for veterans benefits. The spouse must be living with and married to the veteran at all times, unless a separation is military, medical, or fault of the veteran (i.e. abuse or abandonment). However, if a widowed spouse of a deceased veteran (who died SC or who was rated 100% for ten years prior to death or who was a POW rated 100% for one year prior to death) remarries and divorces or outlives the second spouse, she can go back on the first deceased veteran. To increase your monthly income, please contact us…
War veteran, resides in ALF. Pays child support order for daughter. Therefore, she is a dependent. Consequently, add onto veteran's claim as a dependent. Therefore, if single, requires A & A, one dependent, thus a MAPR of $23,296.00 or $1,949.00 per month i.e. same as married. If married, an additional $168.00 per month or $2,020.00 annually. To increase your monthly income, please contact us about a FREE HANDBOOK about VA Benefits, written by David Wingate, an accredited VA Attorney, of Senior Life Care Planning, LLC, go to info@seniorlcp.com or if you require additional information about VA Benefits, visit our Senior…
A surviving spouse may qualify for pension, compensation, or dependency and indemnity compensation if the marriage to the veteran occurred before or during his or her service or, if married to him or her after his or her separation from service. The pension may be paid to a surviving spouse who was married to the veteran: (1) One year or more prior to the veteran's death, or (2) For any period of time if a child was born of the marriage, or was born to them before the marriage, or (3) Prior to applicable delimiting dates. To increase your monthly…
Veteran resides in Alzheimer's section of ALF. The VA stopped his Veterans Benefits because the VA sent the EVR's to the facility, rather than his agent (son). The VA claims Veteran over paid and are requesting overpayment. If within the 180 day window request forgiveness of debt; however, this is not a debt per se. Explain about the EVR. VA can forgive claimant’s debt if no intentional fraud. Attach corrected EVR, along with 21-8416 medical expense reports. File VA form 5655 explains current situation. Plead hardship on the statement of support of claim form – no assets and without the…
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