http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/ Listserv 4 attys on VA Benefits Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:56:37 GMT Gene L. Osofsky http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/442 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/442 Dawn:   Here is what I found on the VA.gov site in reference to the matter of National Government Service Life Insurance.  Essentially a court-appointed Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:06:36 GMT Gene L. Osofsky http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/441 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/441 Oh. Then that route would be a "no go". Seems to me that there are over riding ethical problems in asking a VET to sign when he does not understand what he Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:56:00 GMT Dawn Weekly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/440 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/440 Yes, but the incompetency is determined after a claim is awarded. Dawn M. Weekly Law Office of Dawn M. Weekly, PC 21 W. Church Street Sandwich, IL 60548 (815) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:05:12 GMT Gene L. Osofsky http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/439 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/439 Dawn: Oh, so there is provision for an incompetency proceeding. Perhaps that is where I should look. Thank you. Gene Sent from my iPhone Gene L. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:45:34 GMT Dawn Weekly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/438 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/438 My only recollection of the mention of a guardian in VA regs is that, in an incompetency proceeding, the VA "may" consider that a guardian has been appointed Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:35:04 GMT Gene L. Osofsky http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/437 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/437 Wow. I would otherwise have assumed that the VA would require and accept a court order appointing a guardian (called a Conservator in CA). Any idea whether Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:44:35 GMT Dawn Weekly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/436 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/436 Here's the thing: the rule is that the Vet must sign the claim. There is no exception that I'm aware of. They are adamant about not accepting the signature Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:23:51 GMT Gene L. Osofsky http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/435 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/435 Thanks, Dawn. , but my ethical dilemma continues. Let me be more extreme: what if Vet is unconscious? How would the requirement be addressed? Thanks! Sent from Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:20:18 GMT Dawn Weekly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/434 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/434 It doesn't have to be an X -- it can be a "mark." I have submitted squiggles on the Signature Affidavit and as long as it's witnessed by two people giving Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:41:17 GMT Gene L. Osofsky http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/433 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/433 Dawn:   How does one handle the situation where the VET is incompetent and cannot sign, even an "X"?   Thanks and regards,   Gene Gene L. Osofsky, Esq., Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:26:00 GMT Dawn Weekly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/432 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/432 First, no you do not have to live in the house for it to be exempt as a residence. Second, this is not good. Much better to not pay in advance before Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:37:54 GMT Dawn Weekly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/431 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/431 Home. Archive. Veteran Services. Help Veterans Oldest Living Veteran Dies at 110 Published September 29th, 2009 Gertrude Noone, the world?s oldest living Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:18:36 GMT Dawn Weekly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/430 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/430 Dawn M. Weekly Law Office of Dawn M. Weekly, PC 21 W. Church Street Sandwich, IL 60548 (815) 412-5119 (815) 301-8621 fax dawn@... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:03:22 GMT Dawn Weekly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/429 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/429 No, there is no value limit on the home, just that it be the personal residence and reasonable lot size. The important thing to think about the house is Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:59:12 GMT chris.mccarthy@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/428 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbigroup/message/428 I am out of the office from September 28 through October 2. If you need immediate assistance, please call the office at 804-285-8601 and ask to speak to my