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VA Pension Benefits
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May

Adult Children Can Be Paid for Caring for Parents Applying for VA Pension Even if  the Children Are Not Licensed Care Professionals

May 23, 2017
Under regulations governing needs-based pension benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, adult children...
25
Apr

A Guide to Needs-Based VA Pension Benefits and Medicaid Planning

April 25, 2017
The needs-based pension program from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a disability benefits...
15
Mar

New Website Launched to Help Veterans Appeal Unfavorable VA Benefit Decisions

March 15, 2017
A new website has been launched to help veterans appeal a denial of VA benefits...
09
Jan

2017 Updated VA Pension Benefit Rates

January 9, 2017
Pension Benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Non-Service Connected Disabilities The VA...
04
Jan

2017 MEDICARE, MEDICAID, SOCIAL SECURITY and VA AID and ATTENDANCE Numbers Released

January 4, 2017
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Social...
21
Dec

Will the VA Recognize the Cost of Care Provided by an Unlicensed Caregiver?

December 21, 2016
Question: Will the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recognize the cost of care provided by an...
02
Dec

Mobile Apps from the Department of Veterans Affairs ► Designed to Make the VA More Accessible

December 2, 2016
The Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) has launched a number of mobile apps aimed at...
17
Nov

Estate Planning for Elders Facing Long-Term Care Costs: Medicare, Medicaid and VA Benefits

November 17, 2016
On November 15, 2016, I presented at the Second Annual Caring for Caregivers Conference at the...
11
May

Government Long-Term Care Benefits for New Jersey Residents (Video)

May 11, 2016
Government Long-Term Care Benefits for NJ Residents 908-232-7400 Vanarelli & Li, LLC provides comprehensive Government Long-Term...
15
Sep

Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. to Present at the 18th Annual Elder and Disability Law Symposium

September 15, 2015
(Donald D. Vanarelli, Esq. in the midst of oral argument before the New Jersey Supreme...
21
May

Top 10 New Jersey Elder Law and Special Needs Planning Cases Decided in 2014

May 21, 2015
The 17th Annual Elder Law Retreat, presented by the New Jersey State Bar Association Elder and...
03
Mar

Proposed VA Rule Changes Harmful to Elderly and Disabled Wartime Veterans

March 3, 2015
On January 23, 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued proposed regulations related to...
27
Feb

New Jersey Pays $100,000 in Legal Fees in Federal Lawsuit Excluding VA Pension as Income for Medicaid

February 27, 2015
Here are checks from the State of New Jersey issued to plaintiffs’ counsel as a...
11
Feb

New Jersey Settles Federal Lawsuit, Amending its Medicaid Program to Exclude VA Pension as Countable Income

February 11, 2015
In February 2015, a Consent Order was filed in New Jersey federal district court, concluding a...
03
Feb

Proposed Changes to VA Rules Create Look-Back Period and Transfer Penalties for Pension Applicants

February 3, 2015
On January 23, 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published proposed regulations in the...
13
Jan

2015 VETERANS BENEFITS – Monthly Pension Rates (Effective 12/1/14)

January 13, 2015
Historically, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) does not release the new pension rates until January...
14
Dec

Disabled Children of Military Families Allowed to pay Military Survivor Benefits into Special Needs Trust

December 14, 2014
On December 12, 2014, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 (NDAA). Among...
18
Nov

VA BULLETIN:  Net Worth No Longer a Factor in Determining Eligibility for Health Care Benefits

November 18, 2014
The following notice appeared in the November 15, 2014 RAO Bulletin: To align VA’s healthcare...
03
Jun

NJ Federal Court Awards Medicaid, Excluding Entire VA Pension Benefit from Countable Income

June 3, 2014
Hon. Robert B. Kugler, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, reversed...
14
May

Using Flawed Reasoning, NJ Medicaid Denies Benefits To A Wartime Veteran’s Widow By Incorrectly Counting VA Pension As Income

May 14, 2014
Although the petitioner in this case, A.G., succeeded in obtaining Medicaid benefits after filing a...
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