Medical Expenses and Fiduciary Process

[maralina1]

My Dad began recieving payments in September. It was approved August 1. ( Claim Was Submiited in April ) He recieves $1780.

I have 2 questions:

1) I am the caregiver. Because of A&A, my parents were able to increase my pay beginning September. Should my mother submit a Statement in Support of Claim explaining increase along with cancelled checks, or wait til annual EVR?
This would increase their payment amount.

2) My Dad signed Competency Waiver on 8/4. My mom stated she would like to be fiduciary at that time. She has sent several faxes since then asking the process be expedited because of financial hardship and my Dad's condition. When she calls she is told the fiduciary process takes time. Isn't 8 months long enough? They need their retro payments. My Dad is 86. He has severe Alzheimer's Dementia.

[vetadmin]

Yes, you want to submit a 21-4138 showing the increase in costs for care, and I would suggest you contact your senator or congressperson and ask them to inquire on his behalf letting them know that there is a financial hardship and you have been waiting 8 months for an appointment.

Fiduciary appointments do take a long time due to the limited number of Field Agents who do these interviews, but this is pushing it.

Keep us posted.

[maralina1]

We contacted our Congressman's office about the delay in the fiduciary interview. We were told  the local field office is backed up at least one year. They will send an inquiry for us, but they said it really won't help. There are not enough field agents for all the claims they have to handle.

If the VA does not have enough field agents, why don't they hire more?  That would be an easy solution.