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The Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) pays it. It's for veterans while they're assessed for a compensation claim for a mental health condition. Income support payments help you with your living costs. We make these payments if you're eligible. You can't get the Veteran Payment and an income support payment at the same time.

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The Department of Veterans' Affairs is a department of the Government of Australia, established in 1976, and charged with the responsibility of delivering government programs for war veterans, members of the Australian Defence Force, members of the Australian Federal Police, and their dependants. The current Secretary of the Department of.

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Consequently, the Australian Veterans' Recognition (Putting Veterans and their Families First) Bill 2019 (the first Bill) was introduced into the House of Representatives on 14 February 2019. There was broad support for the first Bill during the second reading debate in the House of Representatives. The first Bill was immediately referred to.

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The Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) is a department of the Australian Government. We provide support, services and information for: veterans and their dependants. serving and former serving ADF members. war widow/ers. Australian British Nuclear Tests participants. members of the Australian Federal Police and.

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The NDS sets out the Government's approach to address Australia's most significant strategic risks based on the concept of National Defence. The adoption of National Defence will see a Strategy of Denial become the cornerstone of Defence planning and means the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will transition to an integrated, focused force.

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RSL defines 'veteran' as anyone who has served in a uniform. FOR decades the definition of a war veteran has generated heated arguments in RSL clubs, pubs and lounge rooms across the nation.

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The term 'veteran' traditionally described former ADF personnel who were deployed to serve in war or war-like environments. Veterans are now considered people who have any experience in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) including permanent, reserve, and former (ex-serving) personnel (Tehan 2017). Australian Defence Force (ADF) members have.

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The Department of Veterans' Affairs acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Peoples of Australia and their continuing spiritual and cultural connection to land, sea and community.

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It provides new estimates of veteran population sizes by ADF service status, sex, geographical location and more. More than half a million Australians (581,000) had served, or were currently serving, in the ADF. In 2021, around 60,300 people were in the regular service, 24,600 in the reserves service, and 496,000 were ex-serving.

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VEA ? Introduction. The majority of persons who meet the definition of a veteran are persons who have continuous full time service with the Defence Force (Army, Navy or Air Force) of Australia during WW1 or WW2 or who were allotted for duty in an operational area after WW2. However, some additional groups are included in the definition in relation to World War 2 and in relation to conflicts.

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Veteran Benefits Australia will not conduct any assessments of the Customer's needs and any recommendation that Veteran Benefits Australia makes for use of any Service Provider including for the making of any social security application, health care or other services is purely based on Veteran Benefits Australia's response to the Customer.

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Allied veterans of certain countries are eligible for health care treatment and access to subsidised pharmaceuticals for service related disabilities or illnesses accepted by the entitled person's country of enlistment. For further information please see Commonwealth and Other Allied Veterans Living in Australia.

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The term 'veteran' traditionally described former Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel who were deployed to serve in war or war-like environments. Veterans are now considered people who have any experience in the ADF including current, reserve, and former (ex-serving) personnel (Tehan 2017). The unique nature of ADF service can enhance.

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The majority of male veterans rate their health as good or better. In 2020-21, 76% of males who had ever served in the ADF rated their health as good or better, with 45% of male veterans considering themselves to be in excellent or very good health. However, this was lower compared with people who had never served in the ADF, with 57% rating.

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Veterans Some British, Commonwealth and Allied veterans who served in conflicts in which Australia was involved may also be eligible for pensions or benefits from DVA. Qualifying service is one of the criteria used to determine if you are eligible for a service pension.

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1.1.1 Who is a Veteran 1.1.1 Who is a Veteran 1.1 Veterans - About this section This section outlines the requirements a person must meet to be regarded as a veteran as defined by the VEA. Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.