Medical Pension

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Hi
I am facing the possibilty of being medically discharged and wondered if anyone could give me an idea of how much to expect for a medical pension? I am a Petty Officer and will have served 18/19 years by the time i leave. Any help is appreciated to allow me to work out my future finances.
Many thanks
I am facing the possibilty of being medically discharged and wondered if anyone could give me an idea of how much to expect for a medical pension? I am a Petty Officer and will have served 18/19 years by the time i leave. Any help is appreciated to allow me to work out my future finances.
Many thanks
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Firstly when did your injury/condition first start, before April 2005 or After April 2005? This makes a huge difference as it will decide whether you get a War Pension or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payout (assuming your injury is service related).
If before 2005, and you are medically discharged, you would get a payout under AFPS75/2005 plus a War Pension based on percentage disability.
The amounts of War Pensions are here:
http://www.veterans-uk.info/pdfs/publications/va_leaflets/valeaflet9.pdf
If post April 2005, you will get paid under the Arrmed Forces Compensation Scheme, which has a tariff depending on your condition/injury. They also take into account lenghth of service, rank, age etc, so it is very difficult to calculate ones payout.
The tariff though is here:
http://www.veterans-uk.info/pdfs/afcs/tariff.pdf
with payout examples if you scroll down this page:
http://www.veterans-uk.info/pensions/afcs.html
If you would like further info, ring the SPVA on 0800 169 2277 or look on their website:
http://www.veterans-uk.info/index.htm
Tally
Full Petty Officers pension approx £400 a month and £26k lump sum
Medical pension of £400 a month
He then went through the war pension scheme and was awarded a further £200 a month
I'm not entirely sure but have heard that if you leave on a medical pension your Naval pension becomes tax free.... Be nice if true as the tax man takes a large chunk of mine at the Basic Rate of tax!
Many thanks for the replies, i am likely to be discharged due to mental health/depression issues. It is post 2005 so would be under the new scheme. I am not sure i would qualify for any additional compensation but just wondered roughly what my monthly pension would be and if there would be a lump sum so that i can work out the options for the future.
The pension calculator on the defence intranet would also help give you an idea. Were you on the new pension or the old one?
Thankyou
forces pension calculator here ...... http://83.138.137.164:8080/
all the best x
I was invalided out after Gulf War 1.
If you are Medically Discharged and your injury is judged/assessed to be "Attributable to Service" ie, the injury is down to being in the military and not the fact that you had a car accident whilst on leave, you should be awarded a "SAP, Service Attributable Pension" If you get a SAP, you will also automatically be considered for a War Pension. This and the SAP is then tax free
Also most councils (I believe only 2 don't) apply a 100% disregard to income from SAP pensions and War Pension with regards Housing and Council Tax benefits. Not sure what the implications of the new rules with all in one benefit they are looking into will be, as this will be administered by the DWP and the statutary guidelines only call for a £10 disregard, so I and many others no doubt might find problems if this comes in.
I believe that the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme follows similar rules
Service Attributable Pension - War Pension - War Pensioners Unemployability Supplement - War Pensioners Invalidity Allowance - War Pensioners Comforts Allowance - War Pensioners Mobility Allowance - War Pensioners Child Allowance - Housing Benefit - Council Tax Benefit