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Draft Bill: Military Veterans

Draft Bill: Military Veterans. Presentation from Medical Profession perspective. Introduction. Our first involvement: 2010 Man behind: Col. Gregory Camp Initial Purpose: Multidisciplinary centre: De-briefing Skills development Rehabilitation. Introduction cont….

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Draft Bill: Military Veterans

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  1. Draft Bill: Military Veterans Presentation from Medical Profession perspective

  2. Introduction • Our first involvement: 2010 • Man behind: Col. Gregory Camp • Initial Purpose: Multidisciplinary centre: • De-briefing • Skills development • Rehabilitation

  3. Introduction cont… • Deviated to Pension Fund applications • Assisted 2000 ex-combatants to date • Also influenced streamlining of GEPF systems • Developed huge experience in Military Pensions issues

  4. The Experience • Challenges and frustrations • Application process complicated • Form user-unfriendly • Un-affordable • Few trained doctors • Most ex-combatants illiterate • Turnaround time very long

  5. The Draft Bill • Well written with good intentions • Criterion for pension qualification much improved • Now also covers psycho-social elements • Thus: Bill must be retrospect to cover 2000 cadre applications thus far processed

  6. Advisory Board • Sweeping powers • Therefore to be examined closely • Point 11 (1): “Advisory Board reports directly to the Minister” • No clear demarcation of duties between AB and DG • conflict

  7. Advisory Board Cont… • Composition of the AB • must not ONLY be Military Veterans • AB must be multi-disciplinary

  8. Appeal Board • Also having sweeping powers • Medical Appeal Board proposed • Most MV matters of medical nature • Composition : competent Medical Practitioners; a psychiatrist and physiotherapist, plus others

  9. Terminology • Disability to Impairment • War veterans suffer from psychiatric impairment, not disability

  10. Adjudication • Disablement percentage to be Veteran Specific • Substance abuse and psychiatric impairment should be added

  11. Management • Military pensions to be moved out of GEPF • Advisory Board to constitute new management body

  12. Conclusion • Military Vets not disabled • Therefore not begging for hand-outs • They need acceptance

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