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2.1 Claims

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In this chapter

  • 2.1.1 Overview of Claims
  • 2.1.2 Types of Claims
  • 2.1.3 Lodging or Withdrawing Claims
  • 2.1.4 Assessment of a Claim
  • 2.1.5 Death or Imprisonment of a Claimant

This chapter outlines the requirements of lodging, withdrawing and assessing claims.

 

See Also

Claims

Chapter 3.1 Service Pension Eligibility

Chapter 3.2 Income Support Supplement (ISS) Eligibility

Chapter 4.1 Disability Compensation Payment Eligibility

Chapter 4.2 War Widow's/Widower's Pension Eligibility

Chapter 4.3 Orphan's Pension Eligibility

Chapter 1.2 Service Types

Chapter 9.8 Guide to the Assessment of Rates of Veterans' Pension (GARP)

Chapter 2.2 Proof of Identity

Chapter 12.5 Reviews & Appeals

Chapter 3.8 Restrictions on Dual Pensions


 

 

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Part 2 Applying for a Pension

  • 2.1 Claims
    • 2.1.1 Overview of Claims
    • 2.1.2 Types of Claims
      • What types of claims may be lodged?
      • Qualifying Service Claims
      • Service Pension and Income Support Supplement Claims
      • Disability Compensation Payment Claims
      • Applications for Increase in Disability Compensation Payment
      • War Widow's/Widower's Pension and Orphan's Pension Claims
    • 2.1.3 Lodging or Withdrawing Claims
      • Lodgement of a Claim
      • Withdrawal of a claim
    • 2.1.4 Assessment of a Claim
      • Investigation of a Claim
      • Consideration and Determination of a Claim
      • Centrelink Clearance
    • 2.1.5 Death or Imprisonment of a Claimant
      • Death of a Claimant
      • Imprisonment of a Claimant
  • 2.2 Proof of Identity
    • 2.2.1 Overview of Proof of Identity
      • Historical Background to Proof of Identity
      • Proof of Identity Overview
    • 2.2.2 Establishing Proof of Identity or Relationship to a Veteran
      • Establishing Proof of Identity
      • Satisfying Proof of Identity Requirements
      • Proof of Identity Check – Income Support
      • Proof of Identity Check – Compensation Claims under the VEA, DRCA and MRCA
      • Establishing Proof of Relationship to a Veteran
    • 2.2.3 Effect of Proof of Identity on Claim
    • 2.2.4 Proof of Identity Documentation
      • Categories of Proof of Identity
      • Non-Standard Proof of Identity
      • Acceptable Proof of Identity Documentation
  • 2.3 Standard and Onus of Proof
    • 2.3.1 Overview of Standards and Onus of Proof
    • 2.3.2 Standards of Proof
      • Treatment of Evidence
      • Making Decisions Under the VEA
      • Reasonable Satisfaction
    • 2.3.3 Onus of Proof
  • Gender X Policy
    • 2.4.2. Gender X POI requirements.

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Important legislative change

Note that the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (DRCA) commenced on 12 October 2017.

As a result of this legislative change, the Department is updating its published information, including hardcopy and website content, as well as CLIK. While this process is well underway, it will take some time before all changes are complete. In the meantime, references within CLIK to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 or SRCA should now generally be understood to be references to the new DRCA (with the exception of intended historical references to SRCA). It is important to note that the same provision references (i.e., sections, subsections and paragraphs) from the SRCA have been retained in the DRCA.

We appreciate your patience during this change process.

Accessed: 1 October 2023
URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-2-applying-pension/21-claims