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9.8.1 Overview of GARP

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Purpose of GARP

GARP is designed to provide accurate and equitable assessment of incapacity from war-caused injuries and diseases, in order to ensure that veterans receive their rightful entitlement under the VEA.    

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Assessing incapacity

The two elements of assessing incapacity are:

Degree of incapacity

The overall medical impairment and lifestyle ratings are combined to determine the degree of incapacity. The degree of incapacity and other eligibility criteria determines the rate of Disability Compensation Payment.     

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Degree of Incapacity and Assessment of Pension

Section 9.8.4

 

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Guide to the Assessment of Rates of Veterans' Pensions.

According to subsection 5D(2), incapacity from a war or defence-caused disease or injury is a reference to the effects of that injury or disease, and not a reference to the injury or disease itself.

According to subsection 5D(1), an injury means any physical or mental injury (including the recurrence of a physical or mental injury) but does not include:

  • a disease, or
  • the aggravation of a physical or mental injury.

According to subsection 5D(1), disease means:

  • any physical or mental ailment, disorder, defect or morbid condition (whether of sudden onset or gradual development), or
  • the recurrence of such an ailment, disorder, defect or morbid condition,

but does not include:

  • the aggravation of such an ailment, disorder, defect or morbid condition, or
  • a temporary departure from:

the normal physiological state, or

the accepted ranges of physiological or biochemical measures,

that results from normal physiological stress (for example, the effect of exercise on blood pressure) or the temporary effect of extraneous agents (for example, alcohol on blood cholesterol levels).

For the purposes of Part VI of the VEA, a reference to a veteran is taken to be a reference to:

  • a veteran as defined in subsection 5C(1) of the VEA;
  • a member of the Forces as defined in subsection 68(1) of the VEA; or
  • a member of a Peacekeeping Force as defined in subsection 68(1) of the VEA.

For the purposes of Part VII of the VEA, according to subsection 5C(1), veteran means a person (including a deceased person):

  • who is taken to have rendered eligible war service, or
  • in respect of whom a pension is, or pensions are, payable under subsection 13(6) and
  • in Part III and Part VIIC of the VEA includes a person who is:

 

 

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.