3. Captain COOTEasked the Minister of Pensions whether a man is entitled to make a claim under Article 9 of the Warrant on the sole ground of dental deterioration; and, if so, whether, if the claim is allowed by the medical referee, local committees are allowed to provide suitable treatment?
§ Sir JAMES CRAIGThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. If the medical referee certifies that the dental defect is due to or aggravated by service, the local committee can provide treatment urgently required without waiting for the decision of the Ministry on the claim.