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• Determining a claim under section 14 or section 15(4) of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014

  We are obliged to make decisions on claims according to the steps outlined in sections 14 and 15 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 . Most decisions will be made through section 14. Read the Veter…

• Veterans' Support Act 2014 and Statement of Principles

  Background Before the Veterans' Support Act 2014, we used the War Pensions Act 1954 The War Pensions Act 1954 outlined the services to be provided to veterans, and the payment of pensions for injury…

• Research about New Zealand's nuclear veterans

  Events, research, and reports are displayed chronologically from oldest to most recent.  Jump to the most recent report Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the occupation of Japan Dropping of atom…

• Genetic counselling for children of Jayforce, Grapple, and Mururoa veterans

  In 2023, New Zealand's independent Veterans' Health Advisory Panel commissioned a literature review on the health risks associated with nuclear exposure. Families of those who could have been expose…

• Postponement of veterans' forum in Christchurch

  Many of you will be aware that we have been working on our next veterans’ face-to-face forum, which we hoped to bring to Christchurch on 14 February 2022. Your safety and that of your whānau and fami…

• More Vietnam veterans will become eligible for an ex gratia payment

  Updated 10:00am Wednesday 2 November 2022 The next ex gratia payment date for recently contacted eligible veterans is 1 November About the MOU New conditions are now eligible for ex gratia pa…

• More entitlements and support for children of Jayforce and Mururoa veterans

  Veterans’ Affairs has moved to ensure access to more support for the children of Jayforce and Mururoa veterans. Nuclear radiation is a risk that New Zealand service people have been exposed to on th…

• Veterans' Entitlement Appeal Board members

  Dr Tristram Ingham Research Associate Professor, University of Otago, Wellington. Christopher Griggs Barrister sole representing public and private sector clients nationwide in a broad ran…

• Change to the list of Statements of Principles and accepted late-onset conditions, January 2023

  Statements of Principles The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury, illness or death is service-related. On Thursday 12 January, 24 replacement Statements of…

• Your skills by rank

  A civilian employer will most likely not know what skills each rank level has. It's important to explain what your rank means and how it can benefit their organisation. The following shows what the av…