The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) continues to process outstanding claims as quickly as possible, to deliver much needed help to veterans and families sooner.
As part of our commitment to routinely, publicly, and meaningfully reporting on claims processing progress, each month DVA releases updated data via the claims processing page.
A snapshot of December 2025:
- DVA received 7,396 claims in December bringing the total for the financial year to date (FYTD) to 54,481 claims – 10.6 per cent higher than the same period last year.
- DVA made 6,081 determinations and has finalised 50,177 claims in the FYTD, 3.4 per cent more than the equivalent period last year.
- 65,278 claims were with an officer for processing and 27,276 claims were yet to be allocated for processing.
- The average time taken to process a MRCA IL claim was 338 days in the 2025-26 FYTD (1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025), compared to 296 days in the corresponding 2024-25 FYTD.
Please contact us or an advocate if you have any questions about submitting a claim. More information about making a claim for a service-related condition and eligibility for benefits and payments is available on the DVA website.