External
Policy
What decisions can be reviewed by the VRB?
A person may appeal against the following decisions to the VRB:
- a claim for Disability Compensation Payment, war widow(er)'s pension, or dependant [glossary:pension:],
- claim for attendant allowance,
- application for increase in Disability Compensation Payment[glossary:,:]
- the date from which a payment of pension or a payment of pension at a higher rate may be made, and
- a decision under section 31(6) in the VEA to cancel, suspend, vary, fix a date of re-commencement for a pension or allowance.
Aspects of a decision on a claim for Disability Compensation Payment that may be reviewed are:
- whether or not a person is a veteran,
- whether or not a person's disability is war-caused or defence-caused, and
- the assessment of Disability Compensation Payment.
If unhappy with VRB decision a claimant or applicant may then appeal to the AAT.
Review by VRB of a section 31 review decision
After application to the VRB is made, the Commission may exercise its discretion to review its decision under s31 of the VEA, and may:
- revoke the decision,
- revoke the decision and substitutes with new decision, or
- vary the decision.
In such a case, the person may request that the VRB review the:
- decision to revoke the original decision,
- new (substituted decision), or
- varied decision.