April 27, 2010 - S-1963, the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act, provides a compromise between Congressional Committees, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the White House. The Act created benefit eligibility for those caring for severely disabled veterans. For some caregivers, this will mean payment for their services.
The veterans needing care must have disabilities rising to the level requiring institutionalization without daily care provided to them. The agreement, as it exists, recommends:
For those caregivers of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who are severely disabled, the compromise provides VA health care for caregivers without health insurance. Beyond that, they will receive a living stipend every month equal to the VA's cost of providing comparable care to the disabled veteran. These particular benefits will not be available for caretakers of veterans not from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The VA will determine the rate of pay and will be based on:
Once the bill becomes law, the VA will have 270 days until the benefits become active. The VA was provided that time to determine their rates of pay and level of required training for caregivers.
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