The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2014

Amendment of Schedule 3 (the tariff and supplementary awards) Part 1 Table 4

6.  In Table 4 (physical disorders – illnesses and infectious diseases)—

(a) after item 1 insert—

• “1A 6 Physical disorder causing permanent very severe functional limitation or restriction.”;

(b) in item 3 substitute “8” for “9”;

(c) after—

• “Mental and behavioural disorders and traumatic and accidental physical injuries are excluded.”

insert—

• “(*) Permanent functional limitation or restriction is very severe when the claimant is unable to undertake work appropriate to experience, qualifications and skills, following best practice treatment, and at best thereafter is able to undertake work only sporadically and in physically undemanding jobs.

• (*) Permanent functional limitation or restriction is severe where the claimant is unable to undertake work appropriate to experience, qualifications or skills at the time of onset of the disorder and over time able to work in only physically less demanding jobs.”.