Australian Veterans

Find what you're entitled to. Without the jargon.

Healthcare cards, compensation pensions, the DHOAS housing subsidy, step-by-step claim guides, and a direct line to crisis support, all in plain English.

Free · iOS · No account required · No data collected
ExitBrief on iPhone — Home and Paperwork & Checklists screens
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Platform
iOS · React Native
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Coverage
30+ entitlements
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Price
Free forever
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Privacy
Zero data collected
Mission
You served your country. The paperwork shouldn't be the battle.

ExitBrief turns the DVA maze into something you can actually navigate: no bureaucratic jargon, no government login, no hidden agenda.

01 · What it does

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Built for the transition out, and for every stage after. Covers entitlements, claims, health services, and the moments when things get hard.

Crisis support, always visible

One tap to reach Open Arms, Lifeline, and DVA crisis lines from anywhere in the app. Never buried in a menu.

24/7
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Plain Talk Mode

Toggle on to strip every screen of acronyms and replace them with plain-English definitions. DVA jargon, gone.

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Step-by-Step Claim Guides

Walk through White Card, Gold Card, MRCA, and housing claims one step at a time. Includes what documents you'll need.

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Full-Text Search

Search every section of the guide instantly. Find what you need without knowing where to look.

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Glossary — 30+ Terms

Every major DVA acronym and term defined in plain English. ADF, MRCA, VEA, DHOAS, all here.

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Document Management

Upload, organise, and export your claims documents inside the app. Keep everything in one place, offline.

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Find Allied Health

Locate physios, psychologists, occupational therapists, and more who work with DVA-funded veterans.

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My Specialists

Keep a private list of your GPs, physios, and providers. Contacts in one place, no cloud sync required.

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Ask AI

An AI assistant grounded entirely in the app's content, not the open internet. Ask anything about your entitlements.

02 · See it in action

The whole guide, in your pocket.

Designed for legibility on a phone screen at 2am. Dark, readable, no clutter.

ExitBrief Home screen

Home

Smart start: tells you where to go based on how you left. Crisis line always one tap away.

ExitBrief More screen — Documents, Specialists, Glossary and Ask AI

Resources & tools

Documents, My Specialists, Glossary, Allied Health finder, and Ask AI: everything else in one place.

ExitBrief Apply screen — step-by-step White Card claim guide

Step-by-step claims

Walk through White Card, Gold Card, and compensation claims with document checklists.

03 · Coverage

What's in the guide.

A complete plain-English breakdown of Australian DVA entitlements, from day one of discharge through to long-term compensation.

Healthcare Cards

  • DVA White Card — treatment for service-related conditions
  • DVA Gold Card — treatment for all conditions, for eligible veterans
  • How to apply, what's covered, and what to do if a claim is rejected

Housing

  • DHOAS — Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme
  • How subsidy tiers work and what you qualify for
  • DVA Rent Assistance eligibility

Compensation

  • MRCA — Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act claims
  • VEA — Veterans' Entitlements Act pension
  • Permanent Impairment (PI) payments
  • Safety Net — income support for those who can't work

Mental Health & Support

  • Open Arms — free veterans counselling, no referral needed
  • Mental Health Treatment Plan — GP-referred psychology sessions
  • Crisis lines for immediate support
  • Peer support programs

Rehabilitation

  • DVA-funded physiotherapy, OT, and allied health
  • Vocational rehabilitation and retraining pathways
  • Household services and attendant care

Paperwork & Checklists

  • Initial Liability (IL) claim walkthrough
  • Statement of Contention guide
  • MyService step-by-step instructions
  • Required documents for every major claim type
04 · Pricing & privacy

Free. Private. Offline.

ExitBrief was built for veterans, not for advertising revenue. The core guide will always be free.

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Always free

The full guide, glossary, claim checklists, and crisis support: free, no catch.

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No account required

Open the app and use it. No sign-up, no email address, no password to forget.

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No data collected

Nothing you read, search, or save is sent anywhere. Your health information stays on your phone.

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No ads. Ever.

No tracking, no targeted ads, no referral schemes. The app earns through an optional Pro subscription. That's it.

Available now

Know what you've earned.

Download ExitBrief and stop wondering what you might be leaving on the table.

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Free · iOS · No account · No data collected