Document Requirement: Caregiver's formal appointment

Permanent Caregivers may be appointed in one of the following ways, all of which would produce a formal, written document (though formats may vary):

• By a court of competent jurisdiction;

• By the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Caregiver Support Program, as the Primary Family Caregiver of a Veteran participating in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers;

• By a legal designation.