§ Mr. PIELOUasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that Mr. R. J. K. Marks, formerly private, No. 1,666,971, the Buffs, is suffering from ophthalmic condition, which has been certified as due to military service, and that his Department has refused to grant a pension; and whether, in view of the difference of medical opinion in this case, he will consider the advisability of allowing Mr. Marks to appeal to the independent tribunal set up by the Lord Chancellor?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSThe Medical Board which examined Private Marks on his discharge from the Army were of opinion that his disability was in no degree attributable to military service, and their opinion was upheld on appeal by the medical authorities at the War Office. In these circumstances I regret that he is not eligible for the grant of a pension from Army funds. The tribunal referred to in the last part of the question has jurisdiction only in regard to claims arising out of the Great. War under Ministry of Pensions Warrants.