Benefits for Survivors, Dependents, and Caregivers
Overview
Our Experts
All veterans deserve the full benefits and healthcare they earned through their service. Family caregivers are often essential to veterans’ healthcare—taking them to appointments, making their day-to-day lives possible, and ultimately, helping them recover from injuries sustained during active duty.
Yet, too often, veterans and their caregivers face wrongful denials or sudden revocations of vital caregiver benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, without proper medical review or explanation. These arbitrary decisions create severe financial, medical, and emotional hardship, leaving thousands of veterans and their caregivers without the critical support they are entitled to and depend on.
Public Counsel advocates for family caregivers and survivors, helping them secure and maintain the benefits and assistance they deserve. We provide support with:
- Eligibility for the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers
- Caregiver Support Program
- Service-Connected Disability Compensation
- Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (Survivor Benefits)
- VA Pension (non-service connected)
- Aid & Attendance
- Special Monthly Compensation
- Apportionment of Benefits
- Special Adaptive Equipment
- VHA Long Term Housing
- Hospice Care
- VA Education Benefits, including Vocational Rehabilitation
- Substitution of Claimant Assistance
- Discharge Upgrades.
Litigation
Our staff work with clients and partners to identify patterns of injustice that impact and harm the communities we serve. Through strategic litigation, we effect large-scale change and systems reform while amplifying the power of affected communities and advancing public discourse.
Beaudette v. McDonough
Veterans’ Rights
07/15/20
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Services
Public Counsel provides free legal services to military caregivers, survivors, and dependents seeking access to the benefits they’ve rightfully earned. We specialize in assisting with a wide range of VA programs, including caregiver support, survivor benefits, disability compensation, and long-term care.
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If you are a caregiver, survivor, or dependent seeking help with VA benefits, you may be eligible for free legal support. To apply, please complete our online intake form. A member of our team will follow up with you as soon as possible.
