You should have a contract between the family member and the veteran – a personal caregivers agreement, submit this with the VA application. Additionally, the personal caregiver affidavit is required, by many adjudicators. 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 receiving our Newsletter, go ahead and subscribe…
The 21-8049 to be one of THE MOST important forms you can submit. It allows the adjudicator to consider non-medical expenses in qualifying someone who otherwise might not qualify due to excessive assets and life expectancy. 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 receiving our Newsletter, go…
A veteran wants must complete and submit form 10-10EZ, with a copy of the military discharge papers to the local VA hospital admissions department. Subsequently, they will set an appointment. If the veteran is receiving NSC pension plus A & A or housebound benefits, the veteran receives meds, medical equipment, incontinence supplies, glasses, hearing aids, etc. free without going to the hospital. Again, submit form 10-10EZ, but attach a copy of pension award letter, a copy of discharge papers, and prescriptions from his private doctor. This benefit is not contingent on financial information. Priority to see a physician…
A vet is married, although separated, and do not contribute to each other’s expenses. In the case of ANY separation where the veteran and spouse do not contribute to each financially and do not file a joint tax return, the veteran can file as a single veteran. Complete the marital information, but state filing as a single veteran, as separated since………. and that neither he, nor his estranged spouse, contribute financially to the support of each other, nor do they file a joint tax return. Consequently, her assets, income, and UME is not countable. Also, she forfeits all rights to future…
A widow receives a VA survival disability check and has other limited income. The widow is residing at an ALF. In the case of a surviving spouse's DIC claim, medical expenses are not relevant at all. The additional A & A benefit is a flat $286.00 per month, provided that the doctor states she needs a protective environment and/or assistance on Form 21-2680. 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…
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…
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