Encouraging news for those Disabled veterans who were not sanctioned with disability pension - Please go through the latest news in this regard
- Published by our beloved Major Navdeep Singh:
Again coming to the rescue of
disabled soldiers denied disability pension, the Supreme Court has yesterday
rendered a detailed landmark decision holding that any disability that arises
during service is to be deemed to have been caused by military service unless
reasons are recorded as to how the disability was such which could not have
been detected at the time of entering into service.
A. The opinion of the medical
board stating that a disability is “neither attributable to, nor aggravated by
military service” is not sufficient to deny disability pension to disabled
soldiers.
B. As per rules, a presumption
of fitness operates when a person joins service and it is also presumed under
the rules that any deterioration that has taken place in the health of a
soldier is due to military service.
C. Claimant is not to be called
upon to prove entitlement and he/she shall receive the benefit of doubt.
D. If the medical board holds that the
disability could not have been detected on medical examination at the time of acceptance
in service, reasons for the same shall be stated.
Sincere thanks to Major Navdeep Singh - for the News.
Wonderful Judgement, thanks for bringing to common people. Long live your services
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