The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2017

Amendment of Schedule 3 (the tariff and supplementary awards)

9.—(1) Schedule 3 (the tariff and supplementary awards) to the principal Order is amended as follows.

(2) In table 2 (injury, wounds and scarring), after item 68—

(a) omit—

(i) “(*) A non-freezing cold injury must be diagnosed by a non-treating consultant neurologist.”;

(ii) “(*) A descriptor for a freezing cold injury refers to either unilateral or bilateral damage to the upper or lower extremities.”; and

(iii) “(a) In items 55A and 65A, a descriptor for a freezing cold injury or non-freezing cold injury refers to either unilateral or bilateral damage to the upper or lower extremities.”; and

(b) insert—

(i) “(*) A non-freezing cold injury under item 22A must be diagnosed by a non-treating consultant neurologist.”; and

(ii) “(*) A descriptor for a freezing cold injury or a non-freezing cold injury refers to either unilateral or bilateral damage to the upper or lower extremities.”.

(3) In table 6 (neurological disorders, including spinal, head or brain injuries), after item 27 insert—

“27A 11 Intra-cerebral haematoma requiring or expected to require decompressive surgery and interval cranioplasty but with poor cosmetic result. ”.

(4) In table 7 (senses), after item 29A insert—

“29B 12 Post head injury hyposmia or anosmia.”.

(5) In table 9 (musculoskeletal disorders)—

(a) in item 2, after “osteotomy”, insert “or partial”;

(b) after item 16A, insert—

“16B 12 Radiologically confirmed tarsal or metatarsal avascular necrosis requiring operative intervention.”; and

(c) after item 27, insert—

“27A 13 Ligament injury which has resulted in full thickness rupture affecting one knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow or wrist from which the claimant has made or is expected to make a substantial recovery within 26 weeks.”.