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You could call your local VA ask for the Eligibility Department, and ask them the number of the form to use if records were lost.
and Georgie, if your mom was married before - and, yes, even if it was a hundred years ago, doesn't matter, what dealing myself with hub's aunt and uncle; he was the vet, she was married before, have to have her previous documents; since they've both passed, may have to have death certificates, not sure, I'm dealing with divorce issue and they saying have to have that, also having to have current marriage certificate but then they're both still alive.
How much equity is in house..? Important (very)
If that is the case ;as a surviving spouse she MAY be entitled to $1,149/month
Depending on her age, asset level after sale ,at initial reckoning may be too high, need to check that out, before applying
Facility may nor be adequately versed on all parameters, and cannot assist with the application.
Sharon
Income & Assets are part of the equation, Family plans play a part as well.
In my case :all Financials Assets & incomes are reviewed, If an attorney is needed/desired for instance a Trust, the legal fees are considerately less if the financial discovery is completed before involving a law firm.
There are many nuances involving the VA and Medicaid issues as well.
It's not a medical reimbursement benefit, it's an additional pension to help pay bills etc. This has been and remains one of the VA's 'best kept secrets' and now that the word is getting out, the VA is considering making it a 'means tested' entitlemant. This would make it more difficult to qualify and help contain costs so that our government can utilize the funds for less 'sacred' causes. We owe our Vets, their spouses, their widows and their families a great deal of gratitude...Shame on our Government for not getting this job done. At last count, we're losing 640 WWII veterans each and every day. More than 16 million served and we own 'em!! Even Korean Vets are now in their mid 70's to mid 80's...and let's not forget about their surviving spouses....God Bless all of you for your sacrifice. I tried to serve our country in 1969, but was denied entry due to Spina Bifita spine issues. Was assigned perminemt 1-Y classification. I am a military service "brat" and my father ( who passed away on June 8th of this year) served in WWII and Korea then went on to serve 26 years of duty to our country. God rest his soul.
Ed, thank you very much for your information. We live in Acworth, Ga and are currently able to live comfortably on my husbands military and disability retirement. We have a good rainy day fund, very good term insurance that we can draw on immediately, should one of us become terminally ill and we invested wisely through the years, with the uncertainty of our nations SS system. It's great to know that you have some good VA knowledge in your firm, as well as elderly experience.
We have learned over the many years, that "don't ask, don't tell," means if you don't ask, they won't volunteer the information. The problems is there is no "guide book" for you to make sure that you request all of your possible entitlements. Some find out the hard way and others suffer needlessly. The TriCare system alone had to give back millions of dollars that they did not spend. When I think of all of the military and retirees that could have benefited from those funds, I find it infuriating!
We just don't know what to ask.
Thanks,
S.