MILITARY CLAIMS

Ministry of Defence employees have the same employment rights as employees in any other type of workplace. Therefore, if their employer's negligence causes them an injury, they could be eligible to make a work accident claim. 

Ministry of Defence employees include Army, Navy and RAF personnel, as well as civilians employed by the MOD (although cases involving civilian employees are far less complex than those involving servicemen injured in combat).  Many members of the armed forces have made military injury claims in the past decade, for various injuries sustained in action or in training - including injuries which occurred when they were off duty. 

You can make your claim while still employed by the Army, Navy or Royal Air Force.

Obviously, unlike many jobs, members of the armed forces are regularly exposed to VERY dangerous environments and situations but, by imposing STRICT safety guidelines and training, most accidents are totally avoidable. In fact, many injuries to military personnel occur outside conflict zones, in a training environment, both in the UK and abroad.

Situations where a military injury may take place include explosive training, parachute jumping, playing sports, driving heavy goods vehicles, using faulty guns or combat equipment or being exposed to dangerous chemicals.

Injuries to servicemen often require them to take time off work or, in many cases, to take early redundancy and retrain in a new, civilian career. In all of these cases, compensation could be claimed for loss of earnings, as well as for the injury sustained.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is often seen following a military injury. This can cause depression, panic attacks, nightmares or flashbacks and severe feelings of survivor’s guilt. Members of the military can also claim compensation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as well as physical injury.

You can call the DM Legal office in  on 01698308986 or mobile 07904620840.

For all email enquiries please use - office@dmlegalclaims.com