Checklist · Social Security & Veterans' Entitlements
Disability Support Pension medical evidence checklist mapped to the Impairment Tables
A checklist for building or reviewing the medical evidence for a Disability Support Pension claim or review: which Tables apply, whether each condition is diagnosed, reasonably treated and stabilised and likely to persist, the specialist evidence some Tables need, and the 20-point rule.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Australia, Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at
- 18 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 18 October 2026 against the 3 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when preparing a DSP claim, a request for review of a rejection, or a tribunal review, to test the evidence for each condition against the 2023 Impairment Tables (or the 2011 Tables for claims lodged before 1 April 2023).
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may map each report to the conditions and Tables and list gaps in diagnosis, treatment, stability and duration evidence; the lawyer or advocate decides which Tables apply, what the evidence shows and what further evidence to seek.
AI may
- List each condition, its diagnosing practitioner and date, and the treatment history, from the medical records
- Map each report to the Table that assesses the affected function, and flag missing specialist evidence the Table requires
- Build a gaps list for the treating practitioner letters
AI must not
- Must not assign or predict an impairment rating or points
- Must not decide whether a condition is reasonably treated or stabilised
- Must not describe the client's symptoms or function beyond what the medical evidence and the client say
The lawyer checks
- The right Tables are used for the claim date (2023 Tables for claims, reviews or appeals of claims lodged on or after 1 April 2023)
- Each condition has a diagnosis by an appropriately qualified practitioner with the corroborating evidence the Table requires
- The evidence addresses treatment tried, treatment planned in the next 2 years and its likely effect, stability and the likelihood of persisting for more than 2 years
- Whether the client needs 20 points on one Table, or 20 points across Tables plus the Program of Support rules, and whether a manifest medical rule may apply
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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