The 
																		Autumn 
																		2016 
																		edition 
																		of 
																		Vetaffairs 
																		is now 
																		available 
																		online. 
																		This 
																		issue 
																		contains 
																		recent 
																		DVA and 
																		veteran 
																		news, as 
																		well as 
																		useful 
																		health 
																		and 
																		wellbeing 
																		information 
																		and 
																		tips.
																		
																		The full 
																		Autumn 
																		issue of 
																		Vetaffairs 
																		is 
																		available 
																		online 
																		here – http://www.dva.gov.au/about-dva/publications/vetaffairs/vol-32-no-1-autumn-2016
																		
																		You can 
																		now view 
																		this 
																		issue in interactive 
																		Realview pdf 
																		format 
																		and you 
																		might 
																		also be 
																		interested 
																		in our new 
																		online 
																		noticeboard.
																		
																		Some of 
																		the 
																		stories 
																		covered 
																		in this 
																		issue 
																		include:
																		
																		
																		Helping 
																		veterans 
																		get back 
																		to work
																		
																		When 
																		people 
																		leave 
																		the 
																		military, 
																		they can 
																		often 
																		feel 
																		that the 
																		skills 
																		they 
																		have 
																		learnt 
																		during 
																		their 
																		career 
																		don’t 
																		match 
																		with the 
																		skills 
																		employers 
																		are 
																		looking 
																		for. 
																		
																		
																		Easier 
																		access 
																		to DVA 
																		treatment
																		
																		Did you 
																		know 
																		that 
																		many 
																		current 
																		and 
																		former 
																		members 
																		of the 
																		ADF can 
																		receive 
																		treatment 
																		at DVA 
																		expense 
																		for a 
																		range of 
																		medical 
																		conditions 
																		without 
																		having 
																		to prove 
																		these 
																		conditions 
																		were a 
																		result 
																		of their 
																		military 
																		service?
																		
																		
																		Getting 
																		the 
																		right 
																		decision 
																		when you 
																		claim
																		
																		Veterans 
																		frequently 
																		comment 
																		about 
																		the 
																		outcome 
																		of 
																		appeals. 
																		Why is 
																		it that 
																		some 
																		compensation 
																		claims 
																		are 
																		successful 
																		at 
																		appeal 
																		but not 
																		at the 
																		primary 
																		claim 
																		stage?
 
																		
																		
																		New ‘ESO 
																		News’ 
																		page
																		
																		Vetaffairs 
																		has 
																		introduced 
																		an 
																		exciting 
																		new 'ESO 
																		News' 
																		page 
																		which 
																		aims to 
																		keep you 
																		up-to-date 
																		on 
																		current 
																		activities 
																		in the 
																		ex-service 
																		organisation 
																		community.
 
																		
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