Schei

But it has become another frustration for people such as Schei, who was told when she called the hotline last week, to find out when the new benefits would be available, that VA did not know and that she could not yet apply.

Caregivers of wounded troops still waiting for benefits signed into law by Obama Scott Wilson 2011

But it has become another frustration for people such as Schei, who was told when she called the hotline last week, to find out when the new benefits would be available, that VA did not know and that she could not yet apply.

Caregivers of wounded troops still waiting for benefits signed into law by Obama Scott Wilson 2011

But it has become another frustration for people such as Schei, who was told when she called the hotline last week, to find out when the new benefits would be available, that VA did not know and that she could not yet apply.

Caregivers of wounded troops still waiting for benefits signed into law by Obama Scott Wilson 2011

But it has become another frustration for people such as Schei, who was told when she called the hotline last week, to find out when the new benefits would be available, that VA did not know and that she could not yet apply.

Caregivers of wounded troops still waiting for benefits signed into law by Obama Scott Wilson 2011

"I was a little shocked," Schei said of the talk show appearance.

Caregivers of wounded troops still waiting for benefits signed into law by Obama Scott Wilson 2011

"We love our children, and putting him in a nursing home was never an option," Schei said.

Caregivers of wounded troops still waiting for benefits signed into law by Obama Scott Wilson 2011

"We love our children, and putting him in a nursing home was never an option," Schei said.

Caregivers of wounded troops still waiting for benefits signed into law by Obama Scott Wilson 2011

"I was a little shocked," Schei said of the talk show appearance.

Caregivers of wounded troops still waiting for benefits signed into law by Obama Scott Wilson 2011

Schei quit her job with a telecommunications company to care for Erik, whose younger brother, Deven, was wounded in Afghanistan, though less severely.

Caregivers of wounded troops still waiting for benefits signed into law by Obama Scott Wilson 2011

That began his journey through a series of military hospitals and finally to his family home just outside Albuquerque, where Schei and her husband, Gordon, have raised three children.

Caregivers of wounded troops still waiting for benefits signed into law by Obama Scott Wilson 2011