Next reunion - 27 April 2003 |
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| Theresa Hart, winner of one of the incredibly difficult competitions on the night, shown here wisely choosing the bottle of Ben Ean over that other mundane old prize of 3 months all expenses paid holiday in the Whitsundays. You can quite clearly see the looks of envy from those around her. |
To the optimist, the glass is half full.
To the pessimist, the glass is half empty.
To the accountant, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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Good News
Over the past 2 years or so, we’ve had many requests from blokes who had done themselves a damage one way or another while serving with Her Madge’s finest. These blokes were looking for some sort of compensation but didn’t know how to go about getting it. There were blokes who’d zapped themselves while playing with APS20 radars, blokes with tropical ear, blokes who’d fallen off things, blokes crook from sniffing petrol, all sorts of stuff, and up until now we too were at a loss as what to do about it, but not any more.We’ve recently been in touch with Richards Lawyers who are an experienced applicant law firm practicing in the area of Veterans’ entitlements. They are specialists when it comes to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the SRCA) which is the Act that compensation should, in a lot of cases, be sought. This does not include any injury suffered while on active or operational service unless the service was after 7 April, 1994 but instead covers blokes and blokettes for any injury at any time while serving in Aust or overseas, provided it was not in a war zone.
However, receiving a pension from Vet Affairs does not automatically preclude you from making a claim under SRCA. For instance, LAC Bloggs suffered injuries to his back and neck while in Vietnam and gets a pension from Vet Affairs. He also suffers pain in his legs and gets headaches as a result of his back injury but only gets a pension for his back. Provided his leg and head pain are likely to continue he might be entitled to a lump sum payment, and as the conditions are not accepted conditions for the Vet Affairs pension, any lump sum he does get will not affect his pension.
Or, perhaps you are the widow of someone who has died as a result of a work related injury, if so, you could be entitled to a lump sum death benefit which may be more than $170,000 as well as an addition $3,000 to cover funeral expenses.
Every case is different and an individual’s entitlements will vary according to their specific circumstances. If you think you are entitled to compensation, the first thing you should do is ring Richards Lawyers at either their Canberra office on 02 6230 1111 or Sydney on 02 9261 7444 and discuss your circumstances over the phone. If after your first consultation you find that you have a case, Richards are prepared to submit a claim for you and to argue your case on a no win, no cost basis.
Richards are amongst the most experienced applicant law firms in Australia, and as they’ve made this offer available to you-you should use it. Good Luck!
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