Jim,
My husband sustained a head injury in 1968 in Viet Nam. He is rated 100%. He will turn 65 in August. He doesn't know whether he should apply for medicare or not. Is there anyway that by applying for medicare he would lose his medical benefits with the VA? Do you have any recommendations? I appreciate your help and your love for your fellow veterans with their concerns. Thank you.
Reply:
If he will be collecting his Social Security benefit he will have Medicare as part of the package. Then there is the decision of taking A & B or only A. I've written about this and that's posted here http://www.vawatchdogtoday.org/Medicare_w__VA_Benefits.html