Glossary and acronyms
This page contains some of the acronyms and abbreviations used throughout the DVA’s website.
A
#ADF Australian Defence Force
#ART Administrative Review Tribunal
#AVADSC Australian Veterans and Defence Services Council
B
#BCWD Booked car with driver
#BEST Building Excellence in Support & Training
C
#CAP Commemorative Activities Program
#CELS Client Eligibility Loans System
#CIA Combined impairment assessment
#CoLA Cost of Living Adjustment
#CSHC Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
#CWGC Commonwealth War Graves Commission
D
#DAA Dose Administration Aids
#DSH Defence Service Homes
#DSHIS Defence Service Homes Insurance Scheme
#DVA Department of Veterans' Affairs
E
#EAT Entitlement Appeals Tribunal
#EATS Empire Air Training Scheme
#EDA Extreme Disablement Adjustment
#ESO Ex-service organisation
F
#FMA Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
G
#GARP Guide to the Assessment of Rates of Veterans' Pensions
#Gold card Repatriation Health Card — For All Conditions (Gold Card)
I
#IS Income Support
L
#LCAF Local Commemorative Activities Fund
#LMO Local Medical Officer
M
#MCA Military Compensation Act 1994
#MEPI Medical expenses privately incurred
#MRCA Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
#MRCAETS Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme
#MRCC Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission
O
#OAWG Office of Australian War Graves
P
#PI Permanent incapacity
#PIR Pensioner initiated review
#POW Prisoner-of-war
R
#RAP Rehabilitation Appliances Program
#RMA Repatriation Medical Authority
#RPBS Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
#RPPS Repatriation Private Patient Scheme
#RRT Repatriation Review Tribunal
#RTBS Repatriation Transport Booking System
#RTS Repatriation Transport Scheme
S
#SHOAMP Study of Health Outcomes in Aircraft Maintenance Personnel
#SMRC Special Medical Review Council
#SoP Statement of Principles
#SRCA Safety Rehabilitation & Compensation Act 1988
T
#TPI Totally and permanently incapacitated
#TTI Temporarily totally incapacitated
V
#VAN Veterans' Access Network
#VAPAC Veterans' Affairs Pharmaceutical Advisory Centre
#VAS Vehicle Assistance Scheme
#VCES Veterans' Children Education Scheme
#VEA Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
#VHC Veterans' Home Care
#VRB Veterans' Review Board
#VVCSP Vietnam Veterans Children Support Program
#VVRS Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme
W
#White card Repatriation Health Card — For Specific Conditions (White Card)
#WWG War Widows' Guild of Australia
Y
#YVCF Younger Veterans Consultative Forum