Code 1 DVA entitlement - gold card: The Gold repatriation health card for all conditions is issued to veterans of Australia's defence force, their widows/widowers and dependants entitled to: - Treatment for all medical conditions
- Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
- Assessment for services through Veterans’ Home Care
- Seniors concession allowance (if veteran pension age and not already eligible for utilities allowance or seniors concession allowance).
Code 2 DVA entitlement - white card: The White repatriation health card for specific conditions is issued to veterans or mariners of Australia's defence force entitled to treatment of the following conditions: - an accepted war or service caused injury or disease;
- malignant cancer (neoplasia) whether war-caused or not;
- pulmonary tuberculosis whether war-caused or not;
- post traumatic stress disorder whether war-caused or not; or
- anxiety and/or depression (Vietnam veterans only) whether war-caused or not.
A White Card is also issued to ex-service personnel who are eligible for treatment under agreements between the Australian Government and New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom governments for disabilities accepted as war-caused by their country of origin. White card holders are also eligible for assessment for Veterans’ Home Care (VHC) services. Code 3 DVA entitlement - orange card: A Repatriation pharmaceutical benefits card (Orange card) is issued to those Commonwealth and allied veterans and mariners entitled to receive the pharmaceutical allowance. The pharmaceutical allowance is a fortnightly payment, which helps to offset the cost of prescriptions. Code 5 No DVA health care card: This category should be reported for any person who is not formally recognised by DVA as being entitled to receive either the gold, white or orange card. Code 9 Not stated/inadequately described: This category is not for use in primary data collections. |