Veterans: Pain
Commons · Question 9408 · Tabled 12 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to make veterans with chronic pain eligible for the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
Answer
Answered by Calvin Bailey, 17 Jun 2026
The Ministry of Defence has assessed that both the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the War Pension Scheme (WPS) already provide compensation for pain and suffering as part of a holistic assessment of service-attributable injury or illness. Und...