My Dad died 14 years ago. He was retired Army and servered in WWII and Korea twice. He never received VA benefits. My Mom is now 89 and does not need to live on her own any longer. She can not afford assisted living and needs VA benefits badly! What do I do?
https://www.agingcare.com/Veterans-Assistance/Questions-1
And don't even consider paying someone to help you; it's illegal for someone to charge, but they get away with it because people aren't informed or don't research what's available in the form of free assistance.
As suggested in other similar posts, locate either a county VA office or service organizations that can help. They're skilled in handling these and can do so in a fraction of the time it takes an individual to come up to speed on what's necessary.
http://explore.va.gov/health-care?utm_source=SEM&utm_medium=TEXT&utm_campaign=SEM-HEALTH
http://www.va.gov/geriatrics/guide/longtermcare/
kraftelderlaw website