Appealing is really a waste of time maybe someone prevailed here or there but the numbers across the board are WAY down and still falling, I was involved in this when the Caregiver Program first started its tailspin in 2017 the social worker wrote incredibly malicious lies about me in my notes that I had attempted to remove all the way up to the OGC all denied.
@ThisGuyIsThisGuy Make no mistake those notes are now a part of his clinical file if he came up on a review or exam it could be used as evidence to support a reduction. When you read the notes see if his primary care team concurred with the social worker's findings this is how they win and keep you off the program, if you cant get his docs to support it your appeal is DOA.
@RGZWS6 Same goes to you make sure you read his clinical notes via bluebutton you will see what was said to deny but also its probably worded that hes perfectly fine these notes can be used later to ambush a claim or support a reduction.
They have been making their own rules since 2017 when they wanted to get everyone off of the program its referenced in the article below released a few weeks ago, I sat in forums I read their public comments they have an issue with two adults not working one is enough they believe its unethical for the VA to support two especially parents that's the bottom line.
VA officials say the document, which says veterans with jobs are ineligible for the program, is a mistake.
www.militarytimes.com