Appendix D Comparison of benefits for different kinds of service

Table D1Comparison of benefits under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA) and the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) for different kinds of service rendered on or after 1 July 2004

	Peacetime service	Operational service
	Peacetime service	Non-warlike service	Warlike service (qualifying service)
Standard of proof for liability under the MRCA	Balance of probabilities — more likely than not that injury/disease or death is related to service	Reasonable hypothesis — MRCC must prove beyond reasonable doubt that injury/disease or death is not related to service	Reasonable hypothesis — MRCC must prove beyond reasonable doubt that injury/disease or death is not related to service
Permanent impairment compensation payments under the MRCA	Lower permanent impairment compensation payments if fewer than 80 points, with difference diminishing between 50 and 80 points Permanent impairment compensation payments equal to other service types if impairment rated at 80 or more points	Higher permanent impairment compensation payments than peacetime if fewer than 80 points	Higher than peacetime permanent impairment compensation payments than peacetime if fewer than 80 points
VEA Benefits	None, assuming the member enlisted on or after 7 April 1994	Treatment liability for certain mental health conditions, tuberculosis and malignant neoplasia	Treatment liability for certain mental health conditions, tuberculosis and malignant neoplasia VEA income support and Gold Card from age 70

MRCC = Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission

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