Get support

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

Currently serving
While serving, the NZDF will take care of your health and wellbeing issues. If you have qualifying service, we may be able to provide you with home help. Register now with Veterans’ Affairs, and when you need some support, we’ll be ready to help you.

Ex-serving
We can provide you with health, rehabilitation and financial support if you have a condition related to your service. We can also provide home help assistance and financial support for you to commemorate your service.

Family and whānau
How we can support you, your family and whānau.

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

Entitlements, services, and support
Eligibility for these entitlements, services, and support will depend on your own circumstances.
Remembrance

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

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

NZ Post Stamps
This series of stamps explores the stories of 6 veterans deployed after 1995. You can purchase the stamps on the NZ Post website.
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.

Qualifying Service
To get support from us you — or certain family members — need to have Qualifying Service.

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.
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.

Information about claims
Information on processing times, how to make a claim, and what happens next.

Te reo Māori
Read some of our key pages in te reo Māori.
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

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

Audiologists
Schedules of fees, invoicing and application instructions, and information for treating hearing needs.

How military service affects the health of veterans
Veterans can experience physical and mental health conditions disproportionately compared to the general public. Different NZDF 'operations' may be linked to higher rates of specific conditions. Understanding a veteran's service can help you to understand their health.

Transition Health Check
A post-release health assessment for veterans.

We will be using ProCare to reimburse treatment costs in 2026
We will be changing the provider for claiming and reimbursing medical and pharmacy costs associated with a veteran’s service-related condition.

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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.
Services Cemeteries and plaques and headstones Commemorative funding Medals and service records When someone dies Your family's military history Certificate of Appreciation and Veterans' Pins NZ Post Stamps
Eligibility

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

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Forms

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

Most popular forms

Form to use	When you served	Number
Disablement Pension application form (fillable) [PDF, 2.3 MB]	Before 1 April 1974 or in Viet Nam	VA01
Veteran Support application form (fillable) [PDF, 2.2 MB]	After 31 March 1974	VA56

Form	Date updated	Number
Disablement Pension Application (fillable) [PDF, 2.3 MB]	July 2026	VA01
Surviving Spouse or Partner Pension (fillable) [PDF, 2.3 MB]	July 2026	VA05
Survivors Grant and Weekly Compensation (fillable) [PDF, 2.1 MB]	July 2026	VA47
Veterans Support (fillable) [PDF, 2.2 MB]	July 2026	VA56

You can fill out some of our forms on your device

Some of our forms are marked with (fillable) in the title link. These forms have fillable fields that let you type directly into the answer field.

To use a fillable form:

Open or download the form.
Type your answers into the form fields.
Add a digital signature if your software allows it. If you cannot add it digitally, you may need to print the form and sign it physically.
Save your completed form as a new file.
Send us your completed form, including any supporting documents the form asks for:
- Email: veterans@nzdf.mil.nz
- Post: Veterans’ Affairs, PO Box 5146, Wellington 6140.

Forms for clients

Form	Number
Appeal against Review Decision [PDF, 725 KB]
Appointment of a Representative [PDF, 839 KB]	VA55
Approved Travel for Assessments, Treatment, Rehabilitation [PDF, 551 KB]	VA23
Change of Circumstances [PDF, 2 MB]	VA52
Childcare payment for Children of a Deceased Veteran (Scheme Two) [PDF, 2 MB]	VA48
Children’s Bursary [PDF, 2.1 MB]	VA08
Children’s Pension [PDF, 617 KB]	VA06
Counselling for Children of Veterans [PDF, 358 KB]
Dependant’s Pension [PDF, 709 KB]	VA07
Disablement Pension (fillable) [PDF, 2.3 MB]	VA01
Disablement Pension and Lump Sum Payment Maximum rate for terminal condition [PDF, 503 KB]	VA03
Discretionary Veterans' Independence Programme (VIP) Services (fillable) [PDF, 452 KB]	VA72
Employment and Earnings Declaration [PDF, 532 KB]	VA51
Financial Advice [PDF, 504 KB]	VA49
Funeral Expenses [PDF, 2.4 MB]	VA14
Genetic Services for Children of Viet Nam Jayforce Grapple Mururoa Veterans (fillable) [PDF, 556 KB]	VA69
Independence Allowance Lump Sum (Scheme Two) (fillable) [PDF, 565 KB]	VA34
Memorial Contribution (Plaque or Headstone) [PDF, 2 MB]	VA29B
Memorial Order Form (Plaque or Headstone) [PDF, 492 KB]	VA29A
Personal Information and Consent Form (fillable) [PDF, 910 KB]	VACON
Private Hospital Surgery [PDF, 755 KB]	VA26
Reconsider Decision [PDF, 635 KB]	VA15
Registration of Deceased Spouses and Partners of Viet Nam Veterans’ [PDF, 639 KB]
Registration of Deceased Viet Nam Veterans [PDF, 451 KB]
Registration of the Deceased Children of Viet Nam Veterans’ [PDF, 435 KB]
Registration of Viet Nam Veterans [PDF, 439 KB]
Registration of Viet Nam Veterans’ Children and Grandchildren [PDF, 442 KB]
Registration of Viet Nam Veterans’ Spouses and Partners [PDF, 428 KB]
Retirement Lump Sum [PDF, 583 KB]	VA13
Review of Decision [PDF, 925 KB]	VA16
Review of Decision Treatment and Rehabilitation [PDF, 854 KB]	VA79
Skin Cancer — Claim for Private Specialist Treatment form (fillable) [PDF, 657 KB]	VA62
Statutory Declaration [PDF, 258 KB]
Surviving Spouse or Partner Pension [PDF, 2.3 MB]	VA05
Surviving Spouse or Partner Pension—New Relationship (Scheme One) [PDF, 549 KB]	VA18
Survivor’s Grant and Weekly Compensation [PDF, 2.1 MB]	VA47
Transfer to a Disablement Pension [PDF, 308 KB]	VA1A
Travel Concession Payment [PDF, 504 KB]	VA40
Travel Concession Dispensation from the Normal Evidential Requirements [PDF, 238 KB]
Travel—Long Term Hospital Care [PDF, 527 KB]	VA33
Travel Statutory Declaration [PDF, 282 KB]
Treatment and Rehabilitation [PDF, 671 KB]	VA30
Treatment Expenses (other) [PDF, 592 KB]	VA22B
Treatment Expenses (vet) [PDF, 587 KB]	VA22A
Veteran Support (fillable) [PDF, 2.2 MB]	VA56
Viet Nam Veterans Annual Medical Assessment (AMA) [PDF, 711 KB]
Weekly Income Compensation [PDF, 2.4 MB]	VA04

Forms for commemorative events and commemorative travel

Form	Number
Funding for a Commemorative Event or Project [PDF, 570 KB]	VA24
Funding for Commemorative Travel [PDF, 2 MB]	VA20

Forms for providers

Form to use	Number
Further Counselling Treatment Request Whānau — Provider [PDF, 301 KB]
Further Treatment Request — Provider [PDF, 279 KB]
Initial Assessment and Treatment Request — Provider (fillable) [PDF, 290 KB]	VA66
Initial Counselling Treatment Request Whānau — Provider [PDF, 335 KB]
Medical Certificate for Capacity to Work — Provider (fillable) [PDF, 305 KB]
New Business Supplier Form (fillable) [PDF, 101 KB]	VA67
Skin Cancer — Claim for Private Specialist Treatment form (fillable) [PDF, 657 KB]	VA62
Treatment Recommendation for Private Hospital Surgery form (fillable) [PDF, 200 KB]	VA75