DAV
December 23, 2020
The Department of Veterans Affairs officially published its final regulation to improve and expand the VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers to include veterans with serious illness a long-standing DAV priority. The final regulation went into effect Oct. 1.
Now, eligible veterans, beginning with those from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War eras whose injuries or illnesses occurred on or before May 7, 1975, with a single or combined service-connected disability rating by the VA of 70% or higher, will qualify for the comprehensive package of caregiver benefits under the program if they meet certain care-based needs criteria established by the VA.
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Marsha Blackburn Bill to Improve VA Caregiver Program Heading to President Donald Trump’s Desk to be Signed into Law
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R Tenn.) and Gary Peters (D MI) applauded the House passage of their bipartisan bill to improve the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) caregiver program.
The Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures for (TEAM) Veteran Caregivers Act, now goes to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The legislation would take a number of steps to strengthen transparency and communication for veterans and caregivers participating in the program.