PAMT, the Provisional Access to Medical Treatment program, lets DVA pay for treatment of 20 common conditions before it decides your claim. You don't have to wait for your claim to be accepted to get DVA-funded treatment for them.
Which conditions PAMT covers
PAMT covers the 20 conditions DVA most commonly accepts:
- achilles tendinopathy and bursitis
- chondromalacia patella
- cut, stab, abrasion and laceration
- dislocation
- fracture
- internal derangement of the knee
- intervertebral disc prolapse
- joint instability
- labral tear
- lumbar spondylosis
- non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin
- osteoarthritis
- plantar fasciitis
- rotator cuff syndrome
- sensorineural hearing loss
- shin splints
- solar keratosis
- sprain and strain
- thoracic spondylosis
- tinnitus
Who can use PAMT
Former ADF members, part-time reservists, cadets and declared members who lodge a claim for one or more of these conditions between 18 June 2017 and 30 June 2027, under the MRCA or, before 1 July 2026, the DRCA.
How PAMT works
- Lodge your claim. DVA writes to you about PAMT and sends a Treatment confirmation form.
- Take the form to your GP, who decides whether your condition is one of the 20 covered.
- If it is, your GP completes the form and sends a copy to DVA.
You can then get treatment under PAMT until DVA decides your claim, any reconsideration or review is finalised, or 31 December 2027, whichever comes first.
If your claim is accepted or rejected
If DVA accepts your claim, you move to normal arrangements without a break in treatment, and DVA issues a White Card if you don't have one. If DVA doesn't accept it, PAMT keeps covering treatment while you appeal. If you don't appeal, PAMT treatment stops. DVA won't ask you to repay treatment costs from while it assessed your claim.
Checked against DVA's website on 25 September 2026.