Once DVA accepts your conditions, Permanent Impairment is the compensation for what they've done to your life. I run the whole claim for a fixed fee.
This is for serving members and veterans with conditions DVA has accepted through Initial Liability who've never been paid PI on them. Conditions accepted under the VEA or DRCA count too: since 1 July 2026 they carry across to the MRCA automatically.
Initial Liability is DVA agreeing a condition is service-related. PI is the tax-free compensation on top of that for what the condition does to your day-to-day life, and across several conditions it adds up. Each one has to be stable first, which DVA calls clinical stabilisation.
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I list every accepted condition on your file, whether PI was ever paid on it, and whether it's stable enough to assess. Earlier VEA or DRCA compensation gets noted, since DVA pays the extra, not twice.
Every new PI claim uses one guide, GARP M. A doctor rates each condition and the ratings combine into one whole-of-person figure in impairment points. I organise the assessments and make sure the doctor has your full history, lifestyle effects included.
You can claim PI at any time in writing, so I don't wait for DVA to raise it. I prepare and lodge the claim, answer whatever DVA comes back with, and chase it to a decision.
The decision comes with a choice of weekly payments, an age-based lump sum, or a mix, and the election is final. I check the points against what we claimed, explain each option, and if they're wrong we look at a review.
If your conditions are accepted and stable, book a chat and I'll tell you straight whether a PI claim is worth lodging. The full Permanent Impairment guide covers GARP M, the lifestyle rating and the lump sum rules. Already been paid PI? Start with PI reassessments. BAC charges a fixed fee, agreed before we start, so 100% of your entitlement stays yours.
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