9. Notwithstanding paragraph 1(7), where an award is made under article 6 or article 23 without a claim having been made for it, no payment shall be made in respect of a period before whichever is the later of—U.K.
(a)the day following the date of death or termination of service; and
(b)the date three years before the records were delivered to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of State for Defence.