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Chloe Chomicki

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide hears government did nothing about claims processes for three years

Former Minister Darren Chester told the commission he could not "point to a single case" where the claims process was the sole contributing factor to "mental health issues". (ABC News: Chloe Chomicki)

The former government was told to simplify claims processes for veterans three years ago, but made no decision to adopt the "significant" recommendations, a royal commission has heard.

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