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The support you may be able to get depends on your circumstances.

Currently serving
Support while you're still serving.

Ex-serving
Support once your regular service has finished.

Family and whānau
Here's how we can support you, and how you can support your family and whānau.

Non-military personnel
Non-military personnel can have Qualifying Operational Service in certain circumstances.
Remembrance

We're proud to honour the service of the veteran community.

Services Cemeteries and memorials
We help look after Services Cemeteries. We're also able to contribute towards memorial plaques and headstones.

Commemorative funding
There are two types of financial contributions available from the Commemorative Fund.

Medals and service records
The NZ Defence Force's Personnel Archives and Medals team administer medals and hold most New Zealand military service records.

When someone dies
We may be able to provide support when someone who had Qualifying Service dies.

Your family's military history
Learning more about your family's military history is a great way to honour their service.

Certificate of Appreciation and Veterans' Pins
The Certificate of Appreciation and Veteran's Pin recognise operational service.
Eligibility

To be eligible to receive support from us, you—or certain family members—need to have Qualifying Service.

Check your eligibility
Check the support, services, or entitlements you may be able to get from us.

Understand Qualifying Service
You—or certain family members—need Qualifying Service to be able to get support from us.

Living outside NZ
You can still get support from us even if you live outside NZ.

Eligibility criteria for family and dependants
You may be able to get support if you're the spouse, partner, child or dependant of someone with Qualifying Service.

Veterans of foreign militaries
Veterans' Affairs New Zealand was established to support New Zealand veterans.

Deployment review
We are reviewing deployments since 1 April 1974 to determine if they should be considered Qualifying Operational Service.
For clients

We put veterans and our clients at the heart of everything we do.

If you have a question at any stage please contact us—we're here to help.

How we'll work with you
We'll work with you to help you get the best support available.

Your treatment card
Your treatment card helps you get no-cost treatment and medication for your approved conditions.

Your rights and responsibilities
We want to make sure you have the best possible experience when you deal with us.

Payments
Information on payment rates and dates.

How we make decisions
We use a number of tools and processes to make decisions. This helps ensure each decision we make is fair and treats our clients consistently.

Living outside NZ
You can still get support from us even if you live outside NZ.

Other benefits
You may be able to access a range of discounts and benefits. Not only that, your family may get access too.
For providers

Information for providers of services to Veterans' Affairs and our clients.

Treatment cards and letters
To help you identify our clients, we issue treatment cards and letters.

Invoicing us
How to invoice us to ensure we pay you quickly and correctly.

Treating our clients
Information for healthcare professionals providing treatment to our clients.

Councils and local authorities
Guidance for councils and local authorities relating to services cemeteries and memorials

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The support you may be able to get depends on your circumstances.
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Remembrance
We're proud to honour the service of the veteran community.
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Forms

Forms for our clients, family and whānau, and our providers.

What's happening with your claim

We're currently working to finalise a large number of claims. An update on our progress

Application form	Number
Appeal against Review Decision [PDF, 397 KB]
Appointment of a Representative [PDF, 276 KB]	VA55
Approved Travel for Assessments, Treatment, Rehabilitation [PDF, 276 KB]	VA23
Certificate of Appreciation and Lapel Badge [PDF, 268 KB]
Change of Circumstances [PDF, 316 KB]	VA52
Childcare payment for Children of a Deceased Veteran (Scheme Two) [PDF, 288 KB]	VA48
Children’s Bursary [PDF, 433 KB]	VA08
Children’s Pension [PDF, 408 KB]	VA06
Dependant’s Pension [PDF, 520 KB]	VA07
Disablement Pension [PDF, 633 KB]	VA01
Disablement Pension and Lump Sum Payment Maximum rate for terminal condition [PDF, 382 KB]	VA03
Employment and Earnings Declaration [PDF, 309 KB]	VA51
Financial Advice [PDF, 290 KB]	VA49
Funding for Commemorative Event or Project [PDF, 251 KB]	VA24
Funding for Commemorative Travel [PDF, 261 KB]	VA20
Funeral Expenses [PDF, 423 KB]	VA14
Independence Allowance Lump Sum (Scheme Two) [PDF, 247 KB]	VA34
Individual Care Plan for Audiologists [PDF, 223 KB]
Memorial Contribution (Plaque or Headstone) [PDF, 292 KB]	VA29B
Memorial Order Form (Plaque or Headstone) [PDF, 248 KB]	VA29A
New Conditions and Reassessment of Accepted Disabilities [PDF, 475 KB]	VA02
Personal Information and Consent Form [PDF, 248 KB]
Private Hospital Surgery [PDF, 272 KB]	VA26
Reconsider Decision [PDF, 347 KB]	VA15
Registration of Deceased Spouses and Partners of Viet Nam Veterans’ [PDF, 85 KB]
Registration of Deceased Viet Nam Veterans [PDF, 94 KB]
Registration of the Deceased Children of Viet Nam Veterans’ [PDF, 90 KB]
Registration of Viet Nam Veterans [PDF, 92 KB]
Registration of Viet Nam Veterans’ Children and Grandchildren [PDF, 89 KB]
Registration of Viet Nam Veterans’ Spouses and Partners [PDF, 81 KB]
Retirement Lump Sum [PDF, 400 KB]	VA13
Review of Decision [PDF, 351 KB]	VA16
Statutory Declaration [PDF, 209 KB]
Surviving Spouse or Partner Pension [PDF, 451 KB]	VA05
Surviving Spouse or Partner Pension—New Relationship (Scheme One) [PDF, 309 KB]	VA18
Survivor’s Grant and Weekly Compensation [PDF, 345 KB]	VA47
Terminal Condition Maximum rate of Disablement Pension and Lump Sum Payment [PDF, 382 KB]	VA03
Transfer to a Disablement Pension [PDF, 302 KB]	VA01A
Travel Concession Payment [PDF, 255 KB]	VA40
Travel Concession Dispensation from the Normal Evidential Requirements [PDF, 131 KB] [PDF, 131 KB]
Travel—Long Term Hospital Care [PDF, 262 KB]	VA33
Travel Statutory Declaration [PDF, 218 KB]
Treatment and Rehabilitation [PDF, 380 KB]	VA30
Treatment Expenses [PDF, 266 KB]	VA22
Veteran Support (Scheme Two) [PDF, 391 KB]	VA44
Viet Nam Veterans Annual Medical Assessment (AMA) [PDF, 511 KB]
Weekly Compensation (Scheme Two) [PDF, 427 KB]	VA11
Weekly Income Compensation [PDF, 667 KB]	VA04

Our documents and publications

Last Modified: 13 December 2019

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