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Administrative law

NN v The Secretary of State for Defence

The Upper Tribunal held that the First-tier Tribunal erred in law when assessing an AFCS award and remitted the case for rehearing by a fresh panel.

  • Armed forces compensation scheme
  • Error of law
  • Tribunal procedure
  • Assessment of disability
  • Remittal
  • Armed-forces-compensation-scheme
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Administrative law

PC v Secretary of State for Defence (Veterans UK)

The Upper Tribunal found an error of law in a First-tier Tribunal AFCS decision, set it aside, and remitted the claim for rehearing by a fresh panel.

  • Armed forces compensation scheme
  • Error of law
  • Procedural fairness
  • Causation in compensation claims
  • Armed-forces-compensation-scheme
  • Error-of-law
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Administrative law

BT v Secretary of State for Defence

The Upper Tribunal allowed a service compensation appeal, holding that the First-tier Tribunal erred in law by omitting article 9(5), misreading medical evidence, and using fault-based reasoning.

  • Armed forces compensation scheme
  • Mental health injury
  • Causation
  • Burden of proof
  • No-fault compensation
  • Armed-forces-compensation-scheme
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Administrative law

DA-B v Secretary of State for Defence

The Upper Tribunal allowed an appeal in an AFCS PTSD rating case, holding that the First-tier Tribunal gave inadequate reasons and applied the descriptors too rigidly.

  • War pensions
  • Armed forces compensation scheme
  • Mental disorders assessment
  • Tribunal procedure
  • Error of law
  • Armed-forces-compensation-scheme
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Public law

J.K. v Secretary of State for Defence

The Upper Tribunal held that an AFCS Guaranteed Income Payment cannot start before service ends, even after an Article 59 review and six-year backdating.

  • Armed forces compensation scheme
  • Guaranteed income payment
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Backdating of benefits
  • Armed-forces-compensation-scheme
  • Guaranteed-income-payment
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Compensation law

MW v Secretary of State for Defence (AFCS)

The Upper Tribunal dismissed MW’s appeal over an AFCS PTSD award, holding the tribunal correctly applied the test for permanence and made no error of law.

  • Armed forces compensation scheme
  • Mental disorder assessment
  • Ptsd
  • Error of law
  • Permanence of injury
  • Armed-forces-compensation-scheme
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Compensation

AK v The Secretary of State for Defence

The Upper Tribunal held that the First-tier Tribunal erred in its causation analysis under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and remitted AK’s case for rehearing.

  • Armed forces compensation scheme
  • Causation
  • Mental health
  • Constitutional weakness
  • Thin skull rule
  • Armed-forces-compensation-scheme
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Administrative law

Secretary of State for Defence v HM

Upper Tribunal held that Article 11 of the AFCS Order barred compensation for a left knee injury sustained in civilian charity rugby, and dismissed the claim.

  • Armed forces compensation scheme
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Exclusion clauses
  • Causation of injury
  • Tribunal procedure
  • Armed-forces-compensation-scheme
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Administrative law

Christopher Pearson v The Secretary of State for Defence

The tribunals erred in law by treating regularity of work as determinative and by failing to consider the full trajectory of the appellant's work capacity from the onset of his mental disorder to the date of the respondent's decision. Both regularity and the downward course of work capacity must be considered in determining the appropriate descriptor.

  • Statutory interpretation
  • Compensation for mental disorder
  • Armed forces compensation scheme
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Administrative law

DN v The Secretary of State for Defence

The Upper Tribunal dismissed an Armed Forces Compensation Scheme appeal, holding that earlier causation findings did not bind the later tariff assessment of hearing loss.

  • War pensions
  • Armed forces compensation scheme
  • Issue estoppel
  • Tribunal procedure
  • Causation of injury
  • Tariff assessment
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