United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 9408
Veterans: Pain
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12 June 2026
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17 June 2026 · Answer
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17 June 2026
Summary
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.
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12 June 2026
Written question
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.
Source: Commons
17 June 2026
Answer
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-12/9408
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1915598
- uk · wq-1915598 · source updated 17 June 2026