{"id":61816,"date":"2022-06-09T14:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/06\/09\/va-to-suspend-all-caregiver-reassessments-amid-ongoing-concerns-about-program-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:45:56","slug":"va-to-suspend-all-caregiver-reassessments-amid-ongoing-concerns-about-program-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2022\/06\/09\/va-to-suspend-all-caregiver-reassessments-amid-ongoing-concerns-about-program-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"VA to suspend all caregiver reassessments amid concerns about program rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans Affairs officials will suspend<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2022\/03\/22\/plan-to-drop-thousands-of-caregivers-from-veterans-affairs-support-program-put-on-hold\/\" target=\"_blank\"> all annual reassessments<\/a> of families in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/10\/29\/va-secretary-pledges-improved-support-for-caregivers\/\" target=\"_blank\">caregiver stipend program<\/a>, citing continued work into revising rules and policies associated with the benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes after months of controversy over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2022\/03\/06\/families-fear-financial-hit-as-va-caregiver-program-prepares-to-drop-thousands-of-vets\/\" target=\"_blank\">Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers<\/a>, which provides monthly financial support to about 33,000 veterans in need of full-time at-home care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials also repeated their promise not to discharge or reduce stipends for any families based on earlier reassessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently the program is open only to veterans who served after 2001 or before 1976, but it is scheduled to expand it to all veterans this fall. In preparation for that, officials last year began a review of all existing post-9\/11 veteran participants to ensure they still qualified for the stipend under amended rules.<\/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\/03\/06\/families-fear-financial-hit-as-va-caregiver-program-prepares-to-drop-thousands-of-vets\/\" 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\">Families fear financial hit as VA caregiver program prepares to drop thousands of vets<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Advocates say new eligibility requirements will exclude veterans in need of full-time care.<\/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\">In March, in response to complaints from families about the process, VA leadership acknowledged that roughly 90% of families who underwent the reviews were scheduled to be booted from the program based on decisions by administrators. That would have dropped almost half of all current families from the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA Secretary Denis McDonough responded by suspending plans to remove any families from the program and promising to develop new eligibility criteria that is more flexible and less punitive for families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stipends \u2014 awarded to veterans with service-connected injuries that limit their ability to live independently \u2014 vary based on where veterans live, but generally hover around $3,000 a month for the most severely wounded individuals and $1,800 for others in need of around-the-clock care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advocates have said that losing the stipend could force infirm veterans and their families into financial distress, since many spouses and parents cannot work full-time and care for their loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McDonough\u2019s announcement in March was met with praise from families, but the reassessments continued in the following weeks, causing confusion among families about whether the promise not to process out participants was still in effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, several groups reported families had received notices that they could still be kicked out of the program in coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday\u2019s announcement ends those reviews. In a statement, VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy said the move was made to ensure that veterans and their families were not being hurt by the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlthough we\u2019ve come a long way in supporting caregivers, we have much more work to do,\u201d he said. \u201cIn our effort to uphold our sacred obligation to families of veterans, VA continues its review of PCAFC to ensure department requirements and procedures meet the needs of caregivers and veterans participating in the program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No timeline has been announced for when that review will be complete.<\/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\/03\/22\/plan-to-drop-thousands-of-caregivers-from-veterans-affairs-support-program-put-on-hold\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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