Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), the claim must be made by:
(a) the veteran who wants to be granted the age service pension; or
(b) with the approval of the veteran--another person on the veteran's behalf.
(2) If the veteran is unable, because of physical or mental incapacity, to approve another person to make the claim on his or her behalf, the Commission may approve another person to make the claim.