The Office of the Veterans Ombudsman’s (OVO) 2017 project, Transitioning Successfully: A Qualitative Study, identified spouses as one of the greatest sources of support for medically-released Veterans who self- identified as having successfully transitioned to civilian life. Spouses Supporting Transition seeks to better understand the lived experiences of spouses supporting Veterans through the transition process.
The Office of the Veterans Ombudsman (OVO) received a complaint from a Veteran about not being advised, when potentially eligible, about the Supplementary Retirement Benefit (SRB) and the eligibility requirements; i.e., tied to eligibility for the Earnings Loss Benefit. This advice shortcoming may be because any amount payable through ELB would be offset by CAF-LTD (both payable at the same rate), and therefore there was no perceived advantage of applying for it.
To investigate complaints from Reserve Force Veterans that the calculation of the Income Replacement Benefit (IRB) – formerly the Earnings Loss Benefit (ELB) - for service-related injury can lead to unfair outcomes compared to Regular Force Veterans in similar circumstances.
Class “A” Reservists work part-time. They may work as little as 3 hours per month or as much as 12 full days per month. Class “A” Reservists are paid based on the number of hours they work.
