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[quote=Anonymous]You need an attorney for finances and they can certainly help with MPOA as well but that’s easier to do on your own. For the VA you’d need to send a medical power of attorney to have on file at the hospital location he uses most often. You will also want to know his wishes regarding any medical interventions and get a signed DNR on file with VA and also put a copy on his refrigerator for EMT- if that is where he’s at in life. Might be a good idea to keep MPOA with the DNR at his house just in case a medical team needs your info. Put in a folder marked medical information in big letters on the fridge or somewhere  they’d see it.

Depending on his percentage level of disability and physical ailments he might also be eligible for home based care services now or in the future (majority of care done in home includingPCP, nurse, social worker, PT, nutritionist, pharmacist, etc with exception for testing beyond blood draws) or nursing home on site. I’d ask about those with his doctor. If you anticipate needing additional care than he’s currently eligible for then I’d start applying for additional disability with VA now, that process can take forever. Just know you’ll probably be denied first and have to fight for additional %. The system is broken but it works if you persevere.

You should also have him locate a copy of his birth certificate now and know where he keeps it. It’s also good to know his military history and have his DD 214 with his birth certificate for future funeral services. You can also get access to his online medical records to communicate with the VA via myhealthyvet if necessary- he would need to give you consent. Make sure his current doctors have you listed as point of contact and that he lists you as someone they can call. He needs to sign consent forms for that.

I would schedule to go to a future PCP doctors visit and discuss these things. I’d first reach out to the patient advocates at his local VA to help you with collecting forms and they can answer questions about home health, nursing homes, percentage disability, etc. so you’re prepared when speaking with the doctor and your father.[/quote]

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