Calculating the Special Monthly Payment & IVAP- Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
Once the Income for Veteran's Administration Purposes is calculated, the Special Monthly Pension amount can be properly calculated. If the IVAP is a negative number, meaning that the unreimbursed medical...
Special Monthly Pension for Veteran’s Widow- Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
If the veteran is deceased and a spouse survives the veteran, the widow/widower can also qualify for the Special Monthly Pension if he or she is over 65 or disabled....
Special Monthly Pension Disability Levels- Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
Either the veteran or the veteran's spouse can be the one to meet the disability requirement for qualifying for the Special Monthly Pension. The amount of the Special Monthly Pension...
Income Limitations for VA Special Monthly Pension- Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
Income is a major consideration for qualification for the VA Special Monthly Pension, as the pension is designed for low-income veterans. Instead of looking at a simple monthly income as...
Asset Limitations for VA Special Monthly Pension- Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
The next step in determining eligibility for the VA Special Monthly Pension is the assets held by the veteran. If the veteran has too much in the way of assets,...
Service Requirements for VA Special Monthly Pension
In addition to being disabled or over the age of 65, a veteran must have served during a time of conflict. In order to meet the service during war or...
The Difference Between the VA Special Monthly Pension and VA Disability Compensation- Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
Most veterans are familiar with the VA Disability Compensation program. It is the program that provides monthly compensation to any veteran that has an illness or injury resulting from the...
VA Planning & the Medicaid Trap- Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
Recently, planners have advertised, promoted, and nearly shouted about a type of planning known as VA planning. VA planning plays an extremely important role in determining benefit eligibility. Typically, these...
Understanding VA Monthly Pensions
For veterans that served during a period of war or conflict, there is an almost unknown benefit that pays out a monthly pension that is available, and extends to the...
Protecting Your Home with Medicaid Planning- Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
A common myth that we hear is that Medicaid will take away your home when you apply. Like most myths, there is a thread of truth in this statement, but...
Estate Planning for Medicaid- Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
While estate planning in general is a very broad topic, the most important thing to remember about estate planning in regards to Medicaid is that people sometimes die in the...
Medicaid Spend Down- Cleveland Elder Law Attorney
The Medicaid spend down is the amount of countable assets that a person must spend on medical expenses before qualifying for Medicaid. Managing how best to handle the spend down...