Va Form 28-0987 -

The form sat on the kitchen table like a summons. Two pages, dense with government-issue paragraphs and blank spaces waiting to be filled with the ruins of a life.

“Question four,” Clara read aloud. “Describe your personal daily living goals. Example: bathing, dressing, meal preparation.” va form 28-0987

Leo’s jaw tightened. “I don’t have goals. I have a list of humiliations.” The form sat on the kitchen table like a summons

Clara mailed it that afternoon. Three weeks later, a woman named Delia Rawlings arrived. She was a VA Independent Living Specialist, and she smelled like cinnamon and didn’t flinch at Leo’s scars. She sat on his futon, unfolded his form, and treated it like a treasure map. “Describe your personal daily living goals

He wrote for ten minutes, filling the lines and spilling onto the back. Ramp. Widened doorframe. Roll-under sink. Lever-style faucets. A bed at wheelchair height. A remote for the lights.

Delia nodded and wrote something on a separate pad. Adaptive fishing rod. Padded grip. Chest harness.