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40.—(1) Except where paragraph (2) applies, where, not later than 7 years after the termination of the service of a member of the armed forces, a claim is made in respect of a disablement of that member, or the death occurs of that member and a claim is made (at any time) in respect of that death, such disablement or death, as the case may be, shall be accepted as due to service for the purposes of this Order provided it is certified that—
(a)the disablement is due to an injury which—
(i)is attributable to service, or
(ii)existed before or arose during service and has been and remains aggravated thereby; or
(b)the death was due to or hastened by—
(i)an injury which was attributable to service, or
(ii)the aggravation by service of an injury which existed before or arose during service.
(2) Where a person is entitled to benefit under the 2005 Order in respect of an injury or death, that injury or death shall not be accepted as due to service for the purposes of this Order.
(3) Subject to the following [F1provisions] of this article, in no case shall there be an onus on any claimant under this article to prove the fulfilment of the conditions set out in paragraph (1) and the benefit of any reasonable doubt shall be given to the claimant.
(4) Subject to the following provisions of this article, where an injury which has led to a member's discharge or death during service was not noted in a medical report made on that member on the commencement of his service, a certificate under paragraph (1) shall be given unless the evidence shows that the conditions set out in that paragraph are not fulfilled.
(5) The provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) shall not apply to a claim in respect of the disablement or death of a member of the Reserve or Auxiliary Forces where that disablement is due to, or that death is due to or hastened by, a disease other than a disease caused or aggravated by an accident but—
(a)such disablement or death shall be certified in accordance with paragraph (1) if it is shown that the conditions set out in this article and applicable thereto are fulfilled;
(b)where, upon reliable evidence, a reasonable doubt exists where the conditions set out in paragraph (1) are fulfilled, the benefit of that reasonable doubt shall be given to the claimant.
(6) Where there is no note in contemporary official records of a material fact on which the claim is based, other reliable corroborative evidence of that fact may be accepted.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 40(3) substituted (7.4.2008 with application in accordance with art. 2(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/679), art. 2(1)(2)(a), Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 5
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