Seeking Information/Advice
Hello All, I am to son of a Vietnam era veteran who retired from the U.S. Army. During the last seven years of my dad‘s life we had to care for him. For five years, he stayed at home and we checked on him daily, staying with him when needed. For the last two years of his life, we moved him in with us. In the last few months of his life, I injured my back lifting him up in bed. I was incapacitated for several weeks being barely able to walk. I did go to my Doctor so all of this is on record. My back did heal, but not fully.
I very recently re-injured my back by simply squatting down to pick up a piece of trash. I’ve been unable to work for two weeks and I’m currently without health insurance. I was wondering if there was a way for someone in my position to receive medical assistance from the VA since this injury first happened while caring for a United States veteran. Dad had Tri-Care for Life but didn’t use the VA much and when I initially injured my back, I did not seek aid from the VA.
Ih this post is inappropriate and is to be deleted, could you at least tell me if there is another SubReddit that might be able to answer my questions?