© June 1998
Commonwealth of Australia

 Introduction

• the assessment period
• incapacity from war-caused injury or disease

Degree of incapacity

Pulmonary tuberculosis

The 8 hour work test

The prevented from continuing test and the loss test

• alone
• age
• labour market considerations
• time out of the work force
• other relevant factors
• remunerative work
• no presumption of continuance
• loss of salary or wages, or of earnings on his or her own account

The over 65 criteria

Blinded veterans

Continuation of special rate pension

• Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme

Temporary payment at the special rate

• temporary or permanent
• possible medical treatment

Application of section 24 where there are both pre- and post-1 June 1994 claims or applications

• explanatory material
• assessment of pension
• application of the law to the facts

Standard and onus of proof

Material on which a decision maker may act

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