I have never had to. I did apply for different programs, like the caregiver one, but because of policy.... Sorry, that one is actually striking a big, deep chord, because it has been designed for physical injury, the caregiver allowance and things like that. My wife can't work; I cannot be left unsupervised, and I have two kids, so imagine. Because I have a mental injury, and in my case maybe more so with the mefloquine, I do not qualify for any caregiver allowance because I can dress and bathe myself and do the.... There's a third thing, but I forget.
However, what is being left out is that nowhere does it mention that my wife reminds me to shower. She says, “Hey, maybe you should get dressed; it's getting late,” because I don't think of those things naturally. All the input that she has, the extra work put on her.... All I'm trying to say is that there is a deficiency for mental injury or disorder, whatever you want to call it. There's no support in that sense within VA.