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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This post does seem odd as I've also never heard of the VA paying that much.  Was he a general or something?  No one is going to provide 24/7 care non-stop.  You need multiple care givers.[/quote]

Just because you’ve never heard of it doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. ALS is always service connected at 100 percent. Special monthly compensation applies as you lose functionality, and ALS is a horrible, devastating disease. It is truly THE worst diagnosis you could possibly have. You lose the ability to talk, to swallow, to use your limbs and ultimately to breathe. Special monthly compensation through the VA goes past $10k a month. It has absolutely nothing to do with rank, or even when or where you served, or where in world you live now. You could have served 50 years ago and you are still entitled to compensation.

Not only do they pay monthly compensation and provide health care, but veterans with ALS are also automatically eligible for an auto grant (about $22k plus the cost of adapting the car to wheelchair use), and a home renovation grant to help accommodate their disabilities that is about $110k. They also get their claims fast tracked and often resolved in a matter of a few weeks.[/quote]

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