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caregiver support?

I was curious if there is any type of support when / if you have to quit work to take care of your spouse? My husband suffers from many ailments, like so many, and I can see in the future that he will...

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Just call the caregiver number it doesn't hurt to try. http://www.caregiver.va.gov/

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 What service connection percent does he have? My husband is 100% P & T, but we don't qualify for that program because his service was in Viet Nam era.

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Is your husband post 9/11....? If he is, you can apply for the caregiver program through the VA...

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Currently, benefits are only available for post 9/11.  However, bills have been introduced in congress to extend benefits to all eras of service.  It will take time, but don't give up hope.

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There's probably a lot of us out there that could really use the extra support that that program would provide for caregivers of pre-911 totally disabled veterans, but I know better than to depend on...

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Sometimes it's just so discouraging that you just want to give up. DH hardly ever is able to go anywhere anymore and I'd like to cheer him up, but I'm depressed myself. It's been over 15 years since...

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