§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what compensation or other payments are available to a service man or woman discharged from the armed services for medical reasons.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonFinancial provision in respect of those who are medically discharged from service is made under the armed forces pension scheme. Under current rules, members of the scheme are eligible for benefits, in the form of pensions and/or lump sums, which are payable in all cases except where medical discharge is due to causes which are not attributable to service and less than two years' reckonable service has been given. The amount and form of benefit depend on the circumstances of each case, such as the rank of the service man or woman, length of service, whether the injury or condition leading to the discharge is attributable to service and, where appropriate, degree of disability.
Where the condition or injury leading to medical discharge is attributable to service, provision is also made under the terms of the war pensions scheme administered by the Department of Social Security.