{"id":56547,"date":"2022-02-16T22:03:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T22:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/16\/changes-to-va-caregiver-programs-being-reconsidered-amid-complaints\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:04:42","slug":"changes-to-va-caregiver-programs-being-reconsidered-amid-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2022\/02\/16\/changes-to-va-caregiver-programs-being-reconsidered-amid-complaints\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to VA caregiver programs being reconsidered amid complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans Affairs Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2022\/02\/09\/bigger-bonuses-more-child-care-aid-for-va-employees-under-new-workforce-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Denis McDonough<\/a> said top officials will re-evaluate ongoing changes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/09\/22\/thousands-of-caregivers-may-lose-monthly-stipends-under-new-va-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">department\u2019s caregiver support program<\/a> which could take away stipends from thousands of families over the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am worried about the feedback we\u2019re getting,\u201d McDonough told reporters at his monthly press conference on VA issues. \u201cWe work for caregivers, we work for the veterans. We want to make sure that they\u2019re getting the information they need and clarity about why we\u2019re making the decisions we\u2019re making.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, a coalition of 15 veterans service organizations presented formal objections to planned department changes in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers, which provides stipends to family members who provide home care to elderly or infirm veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2021\/09\/22\/thousands-of-caregivers-may-lose-monthly-stipends-under-new-va-review\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_677249654013.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Thousands of caregivers may lose monthly stipends under new VA review<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Nearly 20,000 caregivers of injured veterans will have their cases re-examined to see if they still qualify for the benefit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the complaints were that the new rules \u201cdrastically changed the program\u2019s eligibility criteria\u201d resulting in \u201charsh impacts\u201d for families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 33,000 individuals are currently enrolled in the program, which provides support services and monthly stipends to caregivers of veterans unable to perform basic self-care activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stipend is set to expand in October to include families of veterans who served between the Vietnam War and the Afghanistan War, prompting the department work to ensure that existing program participants are being treated equitably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials announced last fall that they expected around 6,700 families would be dropped from the program under the changes, but that no families would see any financial payouts decreased or ended before October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea was to ensure that individuals would have time to prepare for the financial impact of losing the stipends, which can total more than $3,000 a month. But advocates objecting to the changes have nonetheless called them too restrictive and unforgiving, aimed more at culling families from the program than balancing veterans\u2019 medical and emotional needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McDonough said that in coming weeks, Deputy Secretary Donald Remy will head up a review on the work so far \u201cto make sure that we\u2019re learning everything we can from and that we\u2019re making best use of investments Congress has made in this program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/02\/15\/vets-disability-benefits-for-tinnitus-mental-health-issues-may-change\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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