Veterans Well-being Act

Marginal note:Eligibility — veterans

• 18 (1) The Minister may, on application, pay an earnings loss benefit to a veteran if the Minister determines, as a result of an assessment made in accordance with subsection 10(1), that a rehabilitation plan or a vocational assistance plan should be developed for the veteran.

• Marginal note:When benefit payable

  (2) The earnings loss benefit begins to be payable on the day on which the Minister determines that a rehabilitation plan or a vocational assistance plan should be developed. For greater certainty, if the determination is in respect of a member, the earnings loss benefit is not payable until the day after the day on which the member is released from the Canadian Forces.

• Marginal note:Duration of benefit

  (3) Subject to subsection (4) and section 21, the earnings loss benefit is payable to a veteran until the earlier of

  • (a) the day on which the veteran completes the rehabilitation plan or the vocational assistance plan,

  • (b) the day on which the rehabilitation plan or the vocational assistance plan is cancelled, and

  • (c) the day on which the veteran attains the age of 65 years.

• Marginal note:Continuation of benefit

  (4) If the Minister determines that the veteran is unable to engage in suitable gainful employment as a result of being totally and permanently incapacitated by the physical or mental health problem for which the rehabilitation plan was developed, the earnings loss benefit continues to be payable to the veteran after the plan has been completed or cancelled until the earlier of

  • (a) the day on which the Minister determines that the veteran is no longer unable to engage in suitable gainful employment as a result of being totally and permanently incapacitated by that health problem, and

  • (b) the day on which the veteran attains the age of 65 years.