Expansion of VA caregiver program to all eras of service remains set for October

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Expansion of VA caregiver program to all eras of service remains set for October
By Leo Shane III
Jul 25, 01:00 PM
A planned expansion of the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is still scheduled to happen this fall (Army photo).

With about two months left until a congressional deadline, Veterans Affairs officials said plans to expand the caregiver support program to veterans of all eras remain on schedule, even if fixes to other aspects of the program are still in limbo.

Currently, the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers — which provides a monthly stipend to qualified full-time caregivers of seriously ill or injured veterans — is open only to veterans who served before 1975 or after 2001. But per a mandate from Congress, the program must be opened to all families by Oct. 1 of this year.

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