Support WBURVA Says It Will Stop Arbitrarily Dropping Caregivers From ProgramPlay03:00Download AudioQuil LawrenceDecember 21, 2018 ShareRetired Sgt. Chris Kurtz wheels himself up to his front door as his wife and caretaker, Heather Kurtz, follows behind. The Department of Veterans Affairs told him last summer that he no longer needs a caregiver. (Erica Brechtelsbauer for NPR)