Veteran owned • Remote Advocate • Australia-wide
Taking the stress out of claiming.
If you have served in the ADF, current or ex-serving, you may be entitled to support you did not even know about. I handle the DVA paperwork, deal with the right people on your behalf, and guide you through every step, so you can focus on your health and your family.
How I can help you
Navigate the DVA pathway for you
Explain the claims process in plain English
Build a plan around your own service
Lodge your claims with DVA
Liaise with DVA and your doctors for you
Advocating since 2017
Years of hands-on experience
Veteran owned
Served in the Australian Army
Australia-wide
Supporting ADF members nationally
YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS
Dealing with DVA can feel overwhelming, especially when you are already managing your health, your family and everyday life. You served your country. Now let someone who understands stand beside you.
WHAT I DO
Practical help at every stage of your claim
I take the paperwork, the phone calls and the guesswork off your plate, so the process is clear and far less stressful.
Explain the process
I give you a straightforward overview of how claims work, in plain language, so you always know what is happening and why.
A plan for your service
Every service history is different. I build a personalised plan based on where and how you served and what you are entitled to.
Lodge your claims
I prepare and lodge your claims with DVA properly the first time, with the right evidence in the right places.
Liaise on your behalf
I deal with DVA and your medical practitioners directly, chasing paperwork and updates so you do not have to.
Not sure where to begin?
That is exactly what I am here for. One conversation is all it takes to understand your options.
WHAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO CLAIM
Support across the full range of DVA claims
From your first accepted condition to ongoing support for you and your family, here is how I can help.
Initial Liability
Initial Liability Claim
Getting DVA to accept that an injury, illness or condition is connected to your service. This is the gateway to almost every other form of support.
Needs Assessment
Permanent Impairment
Compensation for lasting impairment resulting from an accepted condition.
Incapacity Payments
Income support when your condition affects your ability to work.
Rehabilitation
Medical, psychosocial and vocational support to help you recover and move forward.
Household Services
Help with everyday tasks at home that you can no longer manage on your own.
Other Claims
Widow/ers Claim
Support and compensation for partners after the loss of a veteran.
Dependant/s Claim
Support for eligible dependants and family members.
Not sure which applies to you? Get in touch and I will help you work it out.
HOW IT WORKS
A simple path from where you are now
No jargon, no runaround. Four clear steps, and I stay with you through all of them.
1
Reach out
A quick, no-obligation chat by phone or email. Tell me what is going on in your own words.
2
We review your service
I get to know your history and what you have been through, and check what you may be entitled to.
3
I build your plan
A personalised claim strategy, so you know exactly what we are lodging and why.
4
I lodge and liaise
I handle DVA and your practitioners, and keep you updated the whole way through.
HELLO, I'M MICHELLE
A veteran advocating for veterans
My name is Michelle Bray. I started my journey as a Military Compensation Advocate in 2017, going on to achieved a Level 2 ATDP Military Compensation qualification while working with a Sub-Branch RSL. In 2024 I started my own business so I could advocate for veterans right across Australia.
I served in the Australian Regular Army, and I was medically discharged myself. That means I understand the system from both sides, as someone who has been through it and as the advocate I once needed. When you work with me, you deal with me directly, not a call centre.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS
From service to advocacy
I began my career in the Australian Regular Army in September 1992. After completing basic training, I moved to the School of Signals for Initial Employment Training as a Keyboard Operator. My early postings took me to 1st Signal Regiment in 1993 and later to Headquarters Northern Command in Darwin in 1995.
In November 1997 I was medically discharged, a moment that changed everything. Leaving the military was not just a career shift, it was a sudden loss of identity, structure and support. Like many veterans, I found myself struggling through a difficult transition, unsure of what came next and feeling disconnected from the system I had served.
Everything changed in 1998 when an advocate discovered that I had not received the correct entitlements for my medical discharge. With their guidance, I finally received what I was owed. That experience opened my eyes to how vital proper support is, and how profoundly it can change a veteran's life. From that moment, I made a promise: one day, I would become the advocate that I once needed.
In 2017 I fulfilled that promise. Today I use my lived experience, my understanding of the system and my commitment to my fellow veterans to guide others through their own claims and transitions. Advocacy is more than paperwork. It is standing beside someone during one of the hardest chapters of their life.
My mission is simple: to make sure no veteran feels alone, unheard or unsupported the way I once did.
— Michelle Bray
WHY WORK WITH ME
Support that comes from lived experience
Lived experience
A medically discharged veteran who has navigated DVA personally, not just professionally.
Personal service
You deal directly with me from start to finish. No call centres, no being passed around.
Australia-wide
Supporting current and ex-serving ADF members no matter where you are based.
Less stress on you
I take on the paperwork, the phone calls and the follow ups so you do not have to.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS
From service to advocacy
GET STARTED
Let's talk about your claim
Send me a text or an email about your enquiry and I will be in touch shortly to discuss it further. There is no cost and no obligation to have that first conversation. I look forward to hearing from you.