Payment period

VEA - Section 45SB VEA, Veterans’ Entitlements (Veteran Payment) Instrument 2018 (6)

The current or former member of the ADF (and their partner) will be eligible for Veteran Payment for up to two weeks before the date of lodgement of the liability claim for a mental health condition.  The first payment will be made once eligibility for the Veteran Payment is determined.  Payments may continue until six weeks (42 days) following the determination of the liability claim unless thepayment has been suspended or cancelled.