va benefits

  1. chally

    newbie

    well, i have been holding back before getting on line about all this. i don't use the computor much and one finger typing sucks. i have been diagnosed w/ als on 2/13/15 friday the13th. i am a combat viet nam purple heart veteran USMC. my whole life i have been super active super on the go all...
  2. butlertl

    VA Benefits

    I am awaiting approval of my ALS Claim in the St Petersburg VA office. Can I get scheduled for a VA ALS Clinic appointment before I get the claim approved? Will they start the process for a PWC and Van? Thank you
  3. B

    Questions about VA benefits

    Hi! I am new to the forum. I am 76 rears old and am very thankful I,m not 46. I was diagnosed with ALS May 14 2014. I am a veteran and just found out that the VA considers ALS as 100% service related. I need information on how to go about applying for benefits. Any help will be much...
  4. S

    VA has come through!

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! To the folks that gave me a heads up about the VA benefits for past/current veterans with ALS. We contacted our local PVA and he told us all of the form numbers we needed to print out and fill out. We called him after this was done and made an appointment. We met...
  5. S

    Thank goodness for the PVA

    After learning about the VA benefits available for veterans with ALS on here I was told to contact my local PVA office. I did so maybe a week week and half ago and the representative was very friendly and gave me all the form numbers we needed to complete and walked me through where to find...
  6. E

    The best daddy in the world has ALS

    My dad was diagnosed in June, 2013. His symptoms seem to be progressing so quickly. I am trying so hard to coordinate from another state his care and benefits. We have applied for VA benefits, but they are sending him to a PCP 1 1/2 hrs away! It all seems so crazy. I have been reading these...
  7. B

    Long Term Skilled Nursing Home?

    My dad (80) was just diagnosed by Mayo Clinic, Jax. Mom is 77 and both up until this point have been very fit, healthy and independent. Both have lived in Jax for 20 yrs. and have been patients of Mayo Clinic for many years and really have enjoyed Mayo's healthcare system. They are fortunate...
  8. jellis86

    Need help from a veterans beneifit expert

    I have read on here from a few vets that are getting disability and for the most part it sounds like things went very smooth for them. However, here is my conundrum! I submitted all documentation needed to the Milwaukee VA Medical Center and received a letter from them stating "We need...
  9. R

    Is it FTD?

    I am so worried that my PALS is developing FTD. I have read up on it lately and it seems llike it to me. It isn't as extreme as some of the stories that I have heard, but I think it is starting. He was diagnosed in October of 2011, but for over a year before that he was running around with...
  10. 1

    VA Benefits in California

    Can anyone steer me into the right direction to get started on applying for VA Benefits for my mom. It is my understanding that they are very helpful for Vets with ALS. I just pulled up their website and am lost. Also, I am assuming that we will need to have some kind of documentation...
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