My 93-year-old dad had a stroke in November of 2016. He is now on Medicaid. We applied for VA benefits in January of 2017. I just noticed that the VA started sending his $700 benefits to his checking account. I also have a special needs sister that lives in my dad's house that receives SSI. This extra money will help pay for house insurance, taxes and upkeep on the house. Do I need to report the VA benefits to Medicaid?
2) This does not apply to veterans who are married or have a dependent child. If your sister was 100% disabled and unemployable before the age of 18, she should be listed as a child on your father's VA benefit - you will need a statement from her doctor. Once you do this, the funds are not countable by Medicaid for your father and are allocated to his daughter for her care.
Check with the VA or a VA commission and determine the level of disability that your Dad has (through the VA) If his disability is service connected he may qualify to live in a VA nursing home. Then there would be no need for Medicaid and his needs would be taken care of through the VA.
Just writing this seems silly you have probably already checked this out but it is a good thing for others to always check with the VA to determine if their loved one qualifies for benefits and to what degree.
Report it, let the chips fall where they may.