Claim for Disability Compensation Payment and/or Application for Increase in Disability Compensation Payment (D2582)
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- Format
- Category
- Government agency form
- Form number
- D2582
- Version
- v6b998375
- Last verified
- 9 August 2026
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA)
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How to lodge - Online portal
- 1
Assemble the form
Pull the latest Claim for Disability Compensation Payment and/or Application for Increase in Disability Compensation Payment (D2582) into your practice management system. Your matter details (property address, lot and plan, parties, and your firm details) populate the form automatically, on your own machine.
- 2
Review and check
Confirm the populated fields are correct and complete any office-use or matter-specific fields the catalogue does not fill.
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Upload to the council portal
Open Department of Veterans' Affairs's online lodgement portal at https://www.dva.gov.au/ and upload the completed form.
Lodgement notesCompanion D2582A Additional Information Sheet available at https://www.dva.gov.au/sites/default/files/dvaforms/d2582a.pdf. Also lodgeable online via MyService.
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