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Applying for VA Benefits

By Hurley Elder Care Law | December 26, 2018

Our office receives regular calls from families asking about the VA benefits, or Aid and Attendance Benefits. Often times, family members are told about these benefits from another elder care professional. Some even offer to help the families apply for VA benefits. So, how exactly do you apply for VA benefits? Completing the Paperwork If…

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The Extra VA Benefits

By Hurley Elder Care Law | December 19, 2018

  We are constantly amazed by the number of veterans who do not know about the extra benefits from the Veterans Administration that are available to them. Phone calls from concerned family members often reveal that their father or brother never used the VA after his discharge from military service. They never even thought about…

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How Medicaid and VA Benefits Work Together

By Hurley Elder Care Law | December 5, 2018

  Both the VA benefits and Medicaid can be used to pay for long-term care costs, but how they work together is often very confusing. The Basics of VA Benefits The VA benefit can be used to pay for home care, assisted living care, and nursing home care. It pays a set maximum amount to…

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Veterans Official Dates of War

VA Pension with Aid and Attendance 101: Official Dates of War

By Hurley Elder Care Law | November 7, 2018

  As you know, the Pension with Aid and Attendance benefit can offer substantial income to help veterans and their surviving spouses pay for long-term care. This benefit, however, is only for wartime veterans.  More specifically, a veteran must have served for at least 90 days of active duty, must have a discharge that is…

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VA Benefits 101: Understanding “Income for VA Purposes”

By Hurley Elder Care Law | October 17, 2018

Our last blog explored the basics of the Income Pension with Aid and Attendance benefit. We mentioned the income requirements for VA benefits and briefly explained that the VA does not have a defined income limit in order to be eligible for VA benefits. This issue has generated a ton of questions from our readers,…

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VA Benefits 101: Pension with Aid and Attendance

By Hurley Elder Care Law | October 11, 2018

Recently we announced that the VA is making significant changes to the VA Pension with Aid and Attendance benefit. Some are still wondering what exactly is the VA Pension with Aid and Attendance benefit. This special pension is available to wartime veterans and their surviving spouses who are now seniors and facing long-term care costs…

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Changes to VA Aid and Attendance

Announcement: The VA is Making Big Changes to the Aid and Attendance Benefit

By Hurley Elder Care Law | September 19, 2018

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced big changes to the VA Aid and Attendance Benefit. In its final rule published on September 18, 2018, the VA added a look back period for asset transfers, established net worth limits, and added new medical expense deduction limitations. Here are the highlights of the new rules:…

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