The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs has been asking to include the National Guard and Reservists in qualifying for VA benefits including VA Pension. It is unclear if they are asking to do away with National Guard and Reserve member benefits such as the National Guard pension (which is rewarded seperately National Guard and Reserve…
July 22nd the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), along with Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kans.), the Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statements after they introduced Legislation to remove barriers to Department of Veterans Affairs…
On occasion we have a Veteran or a family member of a Veteran wanting to file for Aid & Attendance Pension but their discharge is below a general discharge. As we know, Veterans have to at least have a general discharge to qualify for pension. What should you do if you find that a client…
Nursing homes and assisted-living facilities can’t take the Economic Impact Payment for the first 12 months Since the payment doesn’t qualify as a resource for Medicaid purposes until 12 months after it was first received, nursing homes and assisted living facilities should not require residents to sign over their payment until this period has passed….
Bill’s pension was filled with an effective date of July 1st, 2019. He has been married for 45 years. He passed away October 5th. How will his passing affect his back pay and his wife’s pension going forward? He is due pension $$ for July, August and September. In October he would have been paid for…
During the last House Committee on Veteran Affair’s hearing on VA Secretary Wilkie’s Covid-19 response, the committee member’s asked about responses to illnesses caused by agent orange. During this hearing Secretary Wilkie said that 4 previous presumptive illnesses will be left off of the list of covered illnesses including bladder cancer, hypertension, hypothyroidism and Parkinson…
