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Special Edition
Success Stories
545 MILITARY VETERANS
Compensated for injuries sustained
during the struggle for liberation
Article by : Mpho Nkosi
I
n the month of September
2022, 76 military veterans
from different associations
gathered at the 1 Military
Hospital in Pretoria (Gauteng) to
be assessed, after they applied
for the Compensation Benet
within the Department of Military
Veterans’ Healthcare Unit. To date
545 military veterans have been
compensated at a total of R21 124
175.97.
The Compensation Benet is
amongst the military veterans’
benets that are listed in the
Military Veteran Act 18, of 2011.
The Act mandates the department
to pay a once off compensation
to a military veteran, who
sustained disabling injuries, or
severe psychological and neuro-
psychiatric trauma from their
participation in military activities.
An applicant of the Compensation
Benet will not be considered
if a member was previously
compensated in terms of the
Military Pensions Act 84, of 1976.
The measure is to avoid double
payments to military veterans
who were already compensated by
government.
The Department has received
close to 2156 applications for
the Compensation Benet since
its inception in 2015. About
1119 (51%) are from the former
liberation armies, whereas 1056
(49%) are from the Statutory
members.
Military veterans who have not
applied for any compensation and
have sustained injuries, can still
visit the Department’s ofces in
their respective provinces. They
can also visit the Departments’
website (www.dmv.gov.za) to nd
out more information and also
download the application form.
The Department will continue to
strengthen and manage strategic
partnerships to advance delivery
on basic social services, housing,
healthcare, education and mobility
support to military veterans
and their dependents across the
country, including rural areas.
DMV officials with the team South
African Military Health Services
Col. Mnisi during the DMV medical
assessment of Compensation Benefit
DMV official Ms Caroline Mongale briefieng military veterans about the
Compensation Benefit