VA Pension/Aid & Attendance/Medi-Cal in San Diego, California
Mr. Miller has many years of experience in the Veterans Aid & Attendance/Pension and Medi-Cal fields. He has counseled and assisted 100’s of families on how to securely become eligible for this benefit as well as Medi-Cal. Further, he has filed many, many VA applications and has handled a significant number of appeals.
There are three major categories that make up elder law:
- Estate planning and administration, including tax questions;
- Medi-Cal (see Medi-Cal basics), referred to as Medicaid outside of California, veterans benefits (see VA Aid & Attendance benefit), disability and other long-term care issues; and
- Guardianship, conservatorship and commitment matters, including fiduciary administration.
Services May Include:
» Health and Personal Care Planning (including advance medical directives
and living wills);
» Benefits Planning, which may involve wills and trusts as well as asset repositioning to maximize benefits form Medi-Cal or the VA;
» Fiduciary Representation (including guardianship, trustees
and personal representatives);
» Legal Capacity Counseling (advising how capacity is determined and the level of capacity required for various legal activities);
» Individual Representation (of those who care or who may be the
subject of guardianship or conservatorship procedures);
» Housing Counseling (reviewing options and financing of options
such as mortgage alternatives, life care contracts and home equity conversion);
» Income, Estate and Gift Tax Advice;
