There are more than 1.5 million war-time service veterans and their spouses are eligible for billions of dollars a year in the form of VA pensions to help pay for assisted living and home care. Many leave their share of the entitlement on the table due to their lack of knowledge of the program. Checks For Vets is a guidebook to help war-time veterans and surviving spouses access more than $23,000 annually of tax free money to pay for long-term care that is normally paid of out of pocket.

Military Network Radio interviews Joe McCarthy, MBA and former director of cardiopulmonary services at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center about his book Checks For Vets and discusses how veterans can access these funds to improve their quality of life in later years.

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The Author – Joseph Scott McCarthy is a veteran advocate with more than eight years’ experience working with Aid and Attendance and Housebound pensions. With the help of veteran service officers at the American Legion, county veteran service officers, and VA personnel, he has educated and guided thousands of veterans and their surviving spouses through the VA pension process. Joe has given numerous presentations explaining VA pension benefits to veterans’ organizations, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, hospital staff, social workers’ organizations, and lawyers who work with veterans. In 2005, he earned the Western Pennsylvania American Legion annual award for “selfless service” to veterans.

He has been a healthcare professional for twenty-nine years in Pennsylvania. Eleven of those years have been in long-term care marketing and administration for national and regional assisted living, independent living, and skilled nursing facilities. Joe is a registered respiratory therapist and for sixteen years, he was the director of cardiopulmonary services at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Joe is the president of McCarthy LTC Consulting, LLC.

He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor of science degree in biology and a master of business administration degree. He received his respiratory therapy education at Northwestern University Medical School. 

The Book – Checks for Vets

A guidebook to help wartime service veterans and their surviving spouses receive VA pensions to pay for long-term care. Contains samples of all the forms you need and tips for successfully filing a claim for an Aid and Attendance or Housebound pension.

Checks for Vets is a guidebook that:

• provides sample application forms and letters
• helps applicants determine pension eligibility
• prevents delays in receiving benefits
• assists in locating discharge records
• helps veterans obtain no-cost pharmacy benefits

A special reference section is included to help you locate veteran service officers throughout the United States that are available to answer questions and process pension applications.

Available at
Barnes and Noble
bookstores.

Also Available at:
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
2705 E Carson St
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
(412) 381-3600

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