Rehabilitation

DVA rehabilitation can help you to understand and learn to utilise the civilian health system and overcome barriers that may be impacting on your wellbeing. 

If you’re able to work, it can also help you to obtain or sustain suitable employment.

What is DVA rehabilitation?

DVA rehabilitation aims to assist you to build skills to enable you to maximise your wellbeing. Wellbeing is underpinned by a combination of factors relating to physical, mental, emotional and social health. DVA provides you with the skills to maximise your capacity and functioning in all of those areas so that you can optimise your wellbeing.

DVA provides assistance with skill and capacity development in multiple areas of your life that may be impacting on your ability to achieve your rehabilitation goals. Support under DVA rehabilitation is broken down into three areas – medical management, psychosocial and vocational.

You can find out further information on DVA rehabilitation programs here.  

Am I eligible? 

If you are an ex-ADF member with liability accepted under DVA, are medically able to take part and have need/s that can be met by DVA rehabilitation we may be able to offer you rehabilitation assistance.

How do I apply?

To be considered eligible for a rehabilitation plan, you need to have a rehabilitation assessment first.

You can ask for an assessment by emailing rehabilitation@dva.gov.au or contacting us. You may also be referred to us by:

• another business area within DVA
• an ex-service organisation
• the ADF or ADF Rehabilitation Program
• another third party.

What will happen from 1 July 2026?

Current MRCA veterans

If you are currently on a rehabilitation program under the MRCA, there will be no change post 1 July 2026. 

If you have any questions about your rehabilitation plan, please contact your rehabilitation consultant. 

If you can’t contact your consultant, you can email the DVA team at rehabilitation@dva.gov.au or contact us.

Current DRCA veterans

If you are currently on a rehabilitation program under the DRCA, this will be transitioned across to the MRCA.

If you have any questions about your rehabilitation plan, please contact your rehabilitation consultant. 

If you can’t contact your consultant, you can email the DVA team at rehabilitation@dva.gov.au or contact us.

Current VEA veterans

If you are currently on a rehabilitation program under the VEA, this will be transitioned across to the MRCA.  

The Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation Service (VVRS) will be closed to new applicants from 1 July 2026. However, veterans currently working under this program will remain eligible for special rate and intermediate rate of disability compensation pension, and invalidity service pension.

If you have any questions about your rehabilitation plan, please contact your rehabilitation consultant. 

If you can’t contact your consultant, you can email the DVA team at rehabilitation@dva.gov.au or contact us.

Rehabilitation Appliances Program

There are no changes to the Rehabilitation Appliance Program (RAP) and the current provisions will continue under the MRCA treatment principles from 1 July 2026.

Additional Resources

There is a range of additional resources available on the Legislation Reform website covering a variety of topics. 

There are individual pages for different veteran cohorts including VEA veterans, DRCA veterans and MRCA veterans.