capatga

We were not legally separated (there is no legal separation in Texas) just lived apart, because of his mental problems he was prone to fits of anger, e was also a Vietnam Vet that might have been exposed to agent orange, the veterans affairs told me htye are investigating his claim for ishemic heart disease because we were not living together (even though I cared for him you until his death) I couldnot collect it even if they award it to him because we were not living together at the time of his death, when and if I am found disabled I can collect his military retirement whic would be offset 1 dollar for every 2 dollars in I earn in SSDI,also there is a cap of 11,000 per year, I could get his SS retirement when I am 62 : 50 if I am disabled but then if I am found to be disabled my SSDI will be over the 11,000 limit, I can collect my retirement and his at the same time ,but again there is that limit hanfing over my head, I went to the library yesterday to research my options , I can't collect my SSDI and his SS reitrement ,it has to be the same type of benefits, It is mind boggleling all of thw rules , I have beeen trying for omnths to get a appointment with a VSO but to no vail, I even wrote a letter to the privacy officer in Washington, I get-emails with promises ,so it pretty much boils down to this ,I have to settle for my own benefits (my SSDI is more than his by about 200.00)
because I will be penalized if I go for his ,by the way when he was living I had AETNA thru my employment and he went to the VA