From the VisPro listserve (apparently a VA announcement): The Department of Veterans Affairs remains committed to providing Veterans and their families the best service possible. To support this commitment, VA has established a new toll-free Pension Management Center (PMC) fax number, 1-844-655-1604, to simplify the pension claim fax submission process. Previously, Veterans and advocates who…
This has to do with the Veteran or surviving spouse getting a years pension payment, prior to application date, IF they qualified for pension the prior year. Example: A year ago, Mom and Dad would have qualified if they had known about the pension, therefore they should get payment back 1 year. The problem with this is,…
Rule to allow remarried, divorced or widowed spouses to receive VA benefits, if they were going to allow it for one it should be allowed for all. The rule is: Must have been a surviving spouse of Veteran, Veteran died prior to January 1, 1971, Next marriage occurred after January 1, 1971, Marriage terminated prior…
TPR-VA Fiduciary Checklist for an Initial Appointment The following list of documents and information will be required to be reviewed during the field examination that will be conducted in the near future. In order to assist with having a productive appointment and addressing all questions at the time of the field examination, please bring the…
Comparison Chart of DIC and Survivors Benefits DIC Survivors Pension Maximum Payment $1,375 $1,149 Maximum Payment determined by Disability percentage of deceased spouse Health rating and IVAP (Income for VA Purposes) Needs Based No Yes Asset Limits None Yes Income Limits None Yes Benefit Offset by…
New Address for Central Offices??? http://www.benefits.va.gov/PENSION/resources-contact.asp See following from the above site: Philadelphia VA Regional Office PO Box 8079 Philadelphia, PA 19101 Service Area: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine , Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia Milwaukee VA Pension Center…
