(a)Language conferring general authority
with respect to benefits from military service means the principal
authorizes the attorney in fact to do the following:
(1)Execute vouchers in the name of the principal for allowances
and reimbursements payable to the United States, a state, or a
subdivision of a state to the principal, including allowances and
reimbursements for transportation of the principal and the
principal's dependents, and for shipment of household effects, and
receive, endorse, and collect the proceeds of a check payable to
the order of the principal drawn on the treasurer, fiscal officers,
or depository of the United States, a state, or a subdivision of a
state.
(2)Take possession and order the removal and shipment of
property of the principal from a post, warehouse, dep
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(a) Language conferring general authority
with respect to benefits from military service means the principal
authorizes the attorney in fact to do the following:
(1) Execute vouchers in the name of the principal for allowances
and reimbursements payable to the United States, a state, or a
subdivision of a state to the principal, including allowances and
reimbursements for transportation of the principal and the
principal's dependents, and for shipment of household effects, and
receive, endorse, and collect the proceeds of a check payable to
the order of the principal drawn on the treasurer, fiscal officers,
or depository of the United States, a state, or a subdivision of a
state.
(2) Take possession and order the removal and shipment of
property of the principal from a post, warehouse, depot, dock, or
other place of storage or safekeeping, either governmental or
private, and execute and deliver a release, voucher, receipt, bill of
lading, shipping ticket, or certificate the attorney in fact considers
desirable or necessary.
(3) Prepare, file, and prosecute the claim of the principal to a
benefit or assistance, financial or otherwise, to which the
principal is or claims to be entitled under a statute or regulation
existing at the time of the execution of the power of attorney or
enacted after execution of the power of attorney by the United
States, a state, or a subdivision of a state, or by a foreign
government if the benefit or assistance arises from or is based
upon military service performed before or after the execution of
the power of attorney by the principal or a person related by blood
or marriage to the principal and execute a receipt or other
instrument the attorney in fact considers desirable or necessary for
the enforcement or collection of the claim.
(4) Receive the financial proceeds of a claim described in this
section, conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything received from
a claim for purposes permitted under this section, and reimburse
the attorney in fact for expenditures properly made in the
execution of powers conferred upon the attorney in fact.
(5) Prosecute, defend, submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or
accept a compromise with respect to a claim existing in favor of
or against the principal based on or involving benefits from
military service or intervene in a related action or proceeding.
(6) Hire, discharge, and compensate an attorney, accountant,
expert witness, or other assistant when the attorney in fact
considers the action to be desirable for the proper execution by
the attorney in fact of a power described in this section and keep
needed records.
(7) Perform any other acts the attorney in fact considers desirable
or necessary to assure to the principal and to the dependents of the
principal the maximum possible benefits from the military service
performed before or after the execution of the power of attorney
by the principal or a person related by blood or marriage to the
principal.
(b) The powers described in this section are exercisable equally with
respect to benefits from military service existing at the time of the
giving of the power of attorney or accruing after that time, whether
accruing in Indiana or in another jurisdiction.