The Broadview Retirement Glendale, CA (http://www.thebroadview.net) is hosting a kind of seminar on October 16, 2010 on how elderly war veterans of the U.S. military can get up to $1600 per month to cover the cost of a retirement home or an in-home care provider if they qualify. That means $1600 on top of their pension or social security. From what we've heard it is an in-depth application process that can take 3-6 months but there are organizations that receive grants to help people through the application process for free. The organization we called said it was actually illegal to charge for help in completing the application. It sounds like free money and free help in getting the free money. Has anyone had any success with this program and was it anywhere close to a $1600 monthly benefit? The details are on the Broadview website under "war era veterans".Has anyone had success with the Aid %26amp; Attendance Benefit offered by the VA?
I am a VA Accredited Claim agent and have been assisting vets for approximately a year with the benefit. It is correct that no one can charge a Vet a fee for assistance with preparing or filing a claim, however, you may find their are people from the financial industry that offer to provide free seminar. In doing so, they are identifying those with assets that they may sell annuities to and may money that way. In addition to not charging a Veteran or surviving spouse a fee, an interested third party can not pay a fee in any form to an organization in exchange for assist helping a potential VA benefit recipient with the claims process. The VA considers flat amounts per application, advertising fees, subscriptions, or donations of any kind from an organization who would stand to gain financially from the proceeds to be interested and this is illegal.
As far as free money goes, it's not as simple as that. The claimant must qualify based on needs, income and assets and must remain eligible by submitting an annual eligibility verification report to the VA each year.
AWG Veteran Services a division of Aging with Grace, has a 100% approval rate to date and the average length of time from submission of a claim to a favorable outcome is averaging 62 days with the shortest wait time being 11 days. The old saying, the devil is in the details is really important when filing a claim.Has anyone had success with the Aid %26amp; Attendance Benefit offered by the VA?
A%26amp;A is a benefit for veterans and their surviving spouses. The dollar amount is about $600-ish. There are variables to that that will/can increase that amount. A good service officer can have the claim walked through for veterans or SS that are 65 or 70 yrs +. I did an A%26amp;A claim on 18 Sep 2010 and it was approved today as a matter of fact.
If this is for a SS - don't forget DIC if allowed.
YES - It is a federal offense to charge for helping with VA paperwork
Every state has certified service officers
DAV = Disabled American Veterans
American Legion
PVA = Paralyzed American Veterans
VFW - Veterans of Foreign Wars
VVA = Vietnam Veterans Association
I hope this helps
Brian Johnson
Veterans Service Officer - Oklahoma
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