{"id":8137,"date":"2020-10-08T16:11:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T20:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/?p=8137"},"modified":"2020-10-08T17:59:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T21:59:34","slug":"caregivers-for-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/blog\/caregivers-for-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"VA family caregiver program expands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Starting October 1, 2020, The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expanded its support for family caregivers, an expansion that might very well affect veterans with myositis. Now the VA will include eligible veterans who have a service-connected disability of 70 percent or higher, regardless of whether it resulted from an injury, illness or diseases.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expansion will specifically include Veterans of earlier eras, notably those whose health was affected on or before May 7, 1975. 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