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.