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My dad also was denied because he has more than 2 acres of land!! It's a shame because he worked hard all his life for what little bit he has.
I did help one of my patient’s spouse but just printed out the ppwk for her. She filled it out and sent it in, was told (as another reader said as well) that she needed one more piece of paper to apply. She produced it. They were declined.
That man was in the Vietnam war and did see combat so I have no idea why they were rejected. I was so disappointed for them. He is 77 y/o and his wife is exhausted taking care of him. Their son stole their retirement money for drugs and they now have no assets except their house.
I don’t think it’s an easy process to apply for unless you have all the necessary ppwk and are essentially indigent. Shameful we treat our vets like this.
I sincerely hope you get the results you need for your mom via the VA.
Good luck.
Wishing you well.
They Lawyer service was Excellent, provided me with the list of nessasary documents to "fast track" his application, a 'fully developed claim"(not too difficult to locate and complete), we paid the 700 dollars (well worth it!), and 3 weeks later he was recieving his fill VA pension, just over 1700 per month, which went a long way towards paying for his AL expenses.
It was a very smooth, streamline process, and I highly reccomend it! My FIL passed away 1 1/2 years ago now and I have tossed out all of that information, but the AL place should be able to provide it for you. I can't think that going through the VA would be that difficult either, provided you have all of the documentation available, and be sure you tell them that you want to fast track her application, utilizing the "fully developed claim" process, just be sure you have ALL of the nessasary documents filed all at once, otherwise it does hold up the process.
Information is available through the VA website. I hope this helped!
Mom lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. I am concerned about that.
We’ve never had a problem with the VA. The VA hospital provided excellent care to my uncle from 2001 until his death in 2018. We never experienced long wait times for appointments. Always got prompt call backs.
I would first contact your local VA office. Usually located at the County Seat. I would apply through their rep. If turned down, then I would find a lawyer who is versed in VA rules. I would not go thru a third party. It has been said on this site, that they try to get you to invest money with them. I don't see what they could do that a good VA rep can't.
Your Mom would be fast tracked given her age. Fast Tracked means...waiting a year or 2 instead of 3 or 4 YEARS. Usually you can get AnA in about a year from time you first applied.
What you need is an atty who specializes in VA benefits-not just Elder Law. DO NOT go the VSO route. Just don't do it. Skip the AmLegion and all those sorts of places, they want to drink and tell stories and not help your veteran or family.
I come from a long line of military people, that includes both parents and DH..and let me tell you this. The VA will make you ashamed that your loved ones ever served because their whole purpose in life is to kill your veteran (or spouse) and deny them benefits. They do do everything that they can do to kill them off quickly so they do not have to pay them anything. And this, sadly, verified by my own experience as well as much reading and attys telling us this...is the American way. :( I am happy to say we survived the biggest part of this battle though I am pretty sure I aged 100 years...but it is still ongoing and took MANY years to resolve WITH the help of an atty.
The VA is pure, sheer, raw, EVIL. No two people will EVER tell you the same thing, EVER.
If you message me, I don't mind discussing further.
Kindly.
Thanks, okay, one more question if you don't mind? When you say, Elder attorney team, would you recommend using a separate Elder attorney not affiliated with this 3rd party group that Brookdale Assisted Living Facility uses, it is called Patriot Angels. Do you prefer one of our local attorney teams in our area? I'm looking at three assisted living places, two are cooperate and the other is owned by independent investors. The other two gave me the numbers for local veterans organization.
These lawyers can also be available to discuss all other eldercare situations you will encounter and will need to handle soon.