What do I need to get my attention heard from the VA?

Dawn88 is correct in saying first be sure the veteran is enrolled in the VA health care system.

https://www.va.gov/health-care/

Once you have your first primary care visit, hopefully the social worker will help you begin navigating the system. There is a difference in filing a “claim” for disability and receiving other benefits such as hearing aids, glasses, medicines, and durable medical equipment, etc. While a claim can take months and may be turned down, the health care benefits are more readily available.

We have good insurance and prefer to use the private providers. We learned we can still do that and just have an annual visit with the VA primary care to tap into the other benefits. While we don’t qualify for aid and attendance, I do get caregivers coming several hours each week. He has received a lot of benefits once we got in the system.

Your profile says you notified the VA about everything. How do u mean you notified. You went to a VA hospital or a County office?

Like anything else you have to go thru red tape to get any help with the VA. My DH has friends who use the VA hospital as their supplimental insurance to Medicare. Both are Nam vets and fought. Not sure if your POA will be excepted. Looks like they want a certain form filled out.

"VA Form 10-0137 allows a veteran to select a representative to serve as a power of attorney for health care and a living will. A durable power of attorney usually must be signed and notarized, as well as specified as being durable; it will continue to be in effect in the event the principal becomes incapacitated."

The Aids and Attendance you go thru ur County VA office. Like said he maybe able to get enough money to pay for an aide. But it all comes down to you or him doing most of the work.

If he is signed up for VA Medical, take him to nearest VA Hospital. If he isn't signed up, you need his DD214 form & photo ID to get him signed up. Most veterans who have had a stroke (or mini-stroke) won't be the same afterwards.

Priority is to get him on VA Medical, then set up an appt.
They have "Geriatric Teams" that will check him out. He needs a CURRENT DIAGNOSIS to help him get any type of benefits.

Push the doctors to give him a LEVEL 4 status, which allows full medical without paying. They usually give this designation to most Vietnam vets.
You have to be very pushy with the VA, trust me. I've spent almost 2 years trying to get my Ex some form of help, and he was a Vietnam combat veteran.

Depends on the level of disability the vet has, or if it is "service related."
A stroke is not considered a "service related injury." But if he needs help with eating, bathing or toileting, can't leave his house alone, handle his bills or drive, he can get "Aid & Attendance" which ranges from $1800-$2600 a month, depending on if he's married or not.

VA Health Benefits Hotline
877-222-8387
Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET