Impairment Assessments
There are now several types of reports that DVA will request when you begin the journy of submitting claims. Types of Reports Requested Diagnostic Assessment Diagnostic Assessments (DIA) are a request from DVA to get information to help to determine the claim. Its a binary yes/no decision point on the acceptance or not of that […]
DRCA Permanent Impairment Assessments
Permanent Impairment Assessments under DRCA have specific technical and clinical definitions, and we explore those in this article The requested report is necessary for DVA to determine the Permanent Impairment claim(s) in accordance with the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (DRCA) and the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent […]
Permanent Impairment Assessments – Overview
PIA Permanent Impairment Assessments are the final step in the DVA process, when the determination on Impairment and Compensation is made. This article explains. What is Permanent Impairment? “Impairment”, as defined by section 5 of the MRCA, in relation to a person “means the loss, the loss of the use, or the damage or malfunction, of […]
