Under reforms to DVA’s legislation that were delivered by the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025 (VETS Act) on 1 July 2026, the VEA and the DRCA were closed to new compensation claims and the MRCA became the single Act under which PI compensation is payable.
For clients who have previously been compensated in respect of impairments under the VEA and/or the DRCA exclusively, any additional payment of PI compensation can only be made under the MRCA when the degree of impairment increases by at least five impairment points when assessed using the GARP M 2026.
The baseline impairment rating for this cohort of clients represents a methodology to translate earlier impairment ratings under the VEA and the DRCA into a figure suitable for the MRCA and the GARP M 2026 context.
For clients with service-related conditions under the DRCA and/or the VEA as well as under the MRCA (and who have previously been compensated for PI under the MRCA), an additional five points will also be required for further compensation. However, the baseline impairment rating which the five-point increase is measured against will involve a slightly different methodology.