The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has updated the way it determines eligibility for VA health care benefits, making it easier for many veterans to get access to the benefits. The VA will no longer use the veteran’s net worth as a factor to determine eligibility and copayments. Previously, veterans who did not fit into […]
Congress is currently considering legislation that would implement a number of significant changes to the rules for eligibility for VA’s “Aid and Attendance” benefit. Those changes include – among others – an attempt to establish a clear maximum allowed net worth; a change in how income will be treated compared to assets; and an attempt […]
The Good News and the Bad News Prior to January 2013, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) required recipients of non-service connected benefits to make a mandatory annual filing in order to maintain benefits eligibility. By filing of its so-called Eligibility Verification Renewal forms, beneficiaries provided VA with updated information on the amount […]
The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, serving over 8.5 million veterans each year. A veteran who served in the active military and was separated from service under any condition other than dishonorable may qualify for VA health care benefits. The total number of VA treatment sites is now over 1,400 […]