Nsc Pension Tips?

[john999]

Does he need financial documents to do FDC? They need the money bad. What would vet going for pension need for FDC? He is on SSDI and under 65 with no Vietnam service. No doubt about Parkinson's DX.

John

[john999]

Can medical bills etc beused to offset his SSD income. If you just subtract SSD from pension amount he won't get squat. Two people cannot live just on one person's SSD. His wife is his caretaker and must stay at home with him and can't work.

[JT24usn]

You can Count rexurring medical expenses. Supp insurance for husband and spouse and Medicare and part d. Medications have to be submitted on an annual basis via a va form 21-8416. So if he is excessive now he can submit all other medical expenses at the end of the year and get a one time check.

http://www.va.gov/vaforms/form_detail.asp?FormNo=21P-8416

http://www.benefits.va.gov/WARMS/M21_1MR5.asp

http://www.benefits.va.gov/WARMS/docs/admin21/m21_1/mr/part5/subptiii/ch01/M21-1MRV_iii_1_secG.doc

42. Unreimbursed Medical Expense (UME) Deductions, Continued

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c. List of Common Allowable Medical Expenses

The lists below show many of the common allowable medical expenses.

Note: This list is not all-inclusive. Allow all expenses that are directly related to medical care.

Abdominal supports

Acupuncture service

Ambulance hire

Anesthetist

Arch supports

Artificial limbs and teeth

Back supports

Braces

Cardiographs

Chiropodist

Chiropractor

Convalescent home (for medical treatment only)

Crutches

Dental service, for example, cleaning, x- ray, filling teeth

Dentures

Dermatologist

Drugs, prescription and nonprescription

Gynecologist

Hearing aids and batteries

Home health services

Hospital expenses

Insulin treatment

Insurance premiums, for medical insurance only

Invalid chair

Lab tests

Lip reading lessons designed to overcome a disability

Lodging incurred in conjunction with out-of-town travel for treatment (to be determined on a facts-found basis)

Medicare Part B premiums

Medicare Part D premiums

Neurologist

Nursing services for medical care, including nurses board paid by claimant

Occupational therapist

Ophthalmologist

Optician

Optometrist

Oral surgery

Osteopath, licensed

Pediatrician

Physical examinations

Physician

Physical therapy

Podiatrist

Psychiatrist

Psychoanalyst

Psychologist

Psychotherapy

Radium therapy

Sacroiliac belt

Seeing-Eye dog and maintenance

Speech therapist

Splints

Surgeon

Telephone/teletype special communications equipment for the deaf

Transportation expenses for medical purposes (41.5 cents per mile effective January 1, 2009, plus parking and tolls or actual fares for taxi, buses)

Vaccines

Wheelchairs

Whirlpool baths for medical purposes

X-rays