Last amended: 12 July 2022
VEA → [2]
Commencing 1 January 2002, an RPBC [3] Orange Card [3] is issued to British Commonwealth and allied veterans and mariners who:
Note: A person does not need to be continuously present in Australia in order to be residing here. A person holidaying, or working temporarily, overseas does not necessarily cease to reside in Australia while they are away.
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VEA → [5]
The RPBC (Orange Card) provides eligibility for pharmaceutical benefits for most conditions in Australia. This card cannot be used for any medical or other health care treatment. If the person has also been issued with a White Card, they should continue to use their White Card [3] when having a prescription dispensed for pharmaceutical items relating to those conditions.
The range of pharmaceutical items available under the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) is much wider than the range available under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme [3] PBS [3]).
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The Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Card is orange in colour and entitles its holder to obtain pharmaceuticals under the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for all their medical conditions. It is for pharmaceuticals only and does not entitle the holder to any form of treatment benefits.
The Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Card is orange in colour and entitles its holder to obtain pharmaceuticals under the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for all their medical conditions. It is for pharmaceuticals only and does not entitle the holder to any form of treatment benefits.
The Repatriation Health Card - For Specific Conditions (White Card) entitles its holder to treatment of 'accepted' disabilities, ie injuries, illnesses or diseases accepted by the Repatriation Commission as caused by war or other forms of eligible service.
Depending on eligibility, Australian veterans may also be entitled to treatment of:
where DVA has accepted a claim for treatment for those conditions.
Once the application for treatment only is approved by the Repatriation Commission a White Card is issued indicating that the Commission has accepted responsibility for the treatment of these conditions.
Treatment for any unidentified condition that arises within 15 years of an eligible period of service is available to all veterans, members of the Defence Force, or peacekeepers with an eligible period of service. The treatment is available once the application is approved by the Repatriation Commission and a White Card is issued. Treatment coverage continues until the condition is diagnosed and a decision is then made as to whether the now identified condition is service related or not. Treatment is continued for those identified conditions accepted as service related. Treatment ceases for those rejected as service related.
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is a scheme established to make pharmaceuticals available to DVA and Centrelink pensioners and beneficiaries at concessional rates.
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is a scheme established to make pharmaceuticals available to DVA and Centrelink pensioners and beneficiaries at concessional rates.
The veterans supplement was introduced on 20 September 2009 as part of the Government's Secure and Sustainable Pension Reform package. It is a fortnightly payment that replaces pharmaceutical allowance [3] and/or telephone allowance [3] for compensation recipients who are not in receipt of an income support supplement [3]. There are two rates, the veterans supplement low rate and the veterans supplement high rate. The low rate replaces one of the allowances and the high rate replaces both. The low rate is indexed every January to the Consumer Price Index [3] (CPI). The high rate is always twice the amount of the low rate.
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16795%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16795#tgt-cspol_part7_ftn30
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/%23
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16795#tgt-cspol_part7_ftn31
[5] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16795#tgt-cspol_part7_ftn32
[6] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16795#tgt-cspol_part7_ftn33
[7] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 118A
[8] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 93M
[9] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16795#ref-cspol_part7_ftn30
[10] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/35-residency/351-australian-residents/residing-australia
[11] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16795#ref-cspol_part7_ftn31
[12] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 93L
[13] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16795#ref-cspol_part7_ftn32
[14] clik://LEGIS/VE-INST/1995/12
[15] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16795#ref-cspol_part7_ftn33