Understand DVA tinnitus and hearing loss claims, the evidence that matters, impairment assessment and why online payout estimates can mislead.
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DVA Medical ConditionsLearn how DVA assesses osteoarthritis claims, from service connection and medical evidence to functional loss, impairment points and reassessment.
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DVA Medical Conditions
Years of carrying weight take a toll on the spine, and the mid-back cops its share. Thoracic spondylosis, the wear-and-tear arthritis of the thoracic spine, is a common service-related condition, and when it is accepted, your compensation comes down to impairment points. This guide explains what thoracic spondylosis is, why it is common in veterans,
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DVA Medical Conditions
Failing eyesight is easy to write off as just getting older. But for many veterans, eye conditions trace back to service, sun and glare, an injury, chemical exposure, or another condition like diabetes, and that can make them claimable. DVA also covers eye care and glasses, which a lot of veterans do not realise they
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DVA Medical Conditions
Reflux, a stomach that never settles, ulcers, irritable bowel, a lot of veterans live with gut problems and never connect them to their service. But digestive conditions are claimable, and very often they are secondary to something you already have accepted, like the pain medication you take or the stress you carry. This guide covers
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DVA Medical ConditionsScars are one of the most overlooked parts of a DVA claim. Veterans tend to focus on the injury and forget the mark it left behind, but scarring, especially on the face or anywhere visible, can be recognised in its own right, and so can the scars left by surgery for a condition you have
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DVA Medical ConditionsShortness of breath, a cough that will not shift, getting winded doing things that used to be easy, it is tempting to put it down to age or a few too many cigarettes. But for a lot of veterans, breathing problems trace back to what they were exposed to in service, and that can make
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DVA Medical Conditions“What’s the average payout for a back injury?” is one of the most common questions veterans ask, and the honest answer is that there isn’t one. Two veterans with the same diagnosis can receive very different amounts, because DVA does not pay a set figure for a condition. It pays based on how that condition
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DVA Medical Conditions
Years of broken sleep is something a lot of veterans just learn to live with. But chronic insomnia is a recognised condition, and if it is connected to your service, or to another condition that is, you may be able to claim for it with DVA. This guide explains what counts as insomnia, why it
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DVA Medical Conditions
Service changes you, and for many veterans the hardest part comes after the uniform comes off. Struggling with your mental health after the ADF is common, it is nothing to be ashamed of, and importantly, support is there, often sooner and more easily than people expect. This guide explains how to get help, including treatment
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DVA Medical Conditions