Helpless Adult Child Of Service-Connected Deceased Veteran
Hello, my mom gets DIC from my deceased father, who served in Vietnam contracted Multiple Scelorsis from Agent Orange. She was his caretaker for several years before he died and developed mental...
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First you don't need a lawyer until your appeal goes to the BVA. A local VSO should be able to help you file the claim and the first level of appeals which are done at your local Regional office. You...
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Thanks for the reply, so they don't give vets with PTSD any consideration for disability either? Thought it would be similar to social security, for mental illnesses. Should I not bother with the...
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A helpless child is one who was found to have been permanently incapable of self support before the age of 18. For pension requirements, see http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/pension/spousepen.htm#1 IMHO,...
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Thanks for the honest reply, it doesn't look like I have a good chance, I was thinking I had a good chance but its going to be difficult to prove permanent incapability of self support before age 18....
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LouF wrote:First you don't need a lawyer until your appeal goes to the BVA. A local VSO should be able to help you file the claim and the first level of appeals which are done at your local Regional...
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Not to cut in, but my son gets SSI and my VA pay was increased..now SSI want's to decrease his ssi income..because I just put him into a group Home a few weeks ago, ( hard thing to do)... do I stop my...
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SMSgt...you posted your response to a string that was over a year old...and the OP likely no longer active on the Forum...
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