DVA delays 'may lift risk of vet suicides'

Royal Commissioner Nick Kaldas (file image)
The Department of Veteran Affairs says suicide is multi-causal and "more complex" than one factor. -PR Handout Image

Delays in processing ADF veteran compensation claims at the Veterans Affairs Department are capable of lifting the risk of suicide among claimants, a royal commission has been told. 

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