This not a joke or sarcasm, etc. If anyone here can help I'd be grateful. Here's the situation: My 86 year old mother-in-law is in the hospital and the docs won't release her until she has provision for 24/7 home care. My wife has contacted the VA to inquire about survivor benefits (which her mom never did) and was told that mom was entitled to benefits, but only after she had secured the home care. She must pay up front and the VA will re-imburse her with a benefit check. She is on a fixed income and just squeaks by on her bills, so she can't contract with anyone up front to start the process. I contacted a local care company and was told that the way the process works is that contact is made with the local VA hospital, they send a nurse out for evaluation, and then contact the care company, who has a contract with VA, and then advise them what the patient needs (this is not what VA told my wife). The woman I spoke to also told me that she had a similar experience with her mother and got conflicting information from 2 VA offices, 20 miles apart. So now I'm hoping to get some input cause this thing is stressing my wife to the point where she is crying every couple of hours because nobody will give her a straight answer. I thank you all in advance for any help you can provide.
The only thing I can say is to see a lawyer that specializes in these things. Here is one such site: http://www.veteransbenefitslawfirm.net/?ppc[phone]=%28855%29219-5601&gclid=CjwKEAjw8_idBRCExfC15My3owwSJACSDX_WJ4nRWT4N_CYiKGPNfwBrbuOeDFzedin5_v-HRcfgQRoCrNrw_wcB
Well, I'm glad you went to PF for help. Be as good a husband and step son that you can be for right now. I would suggest going to the VA website, see if that clears things up. If not, I would go back to the VA, ask them why the care home is saying something different from what you were told earlier.
