CRP v Secretary of State for Defence (AFCS): [2025] UKUT 140 (AAC)
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Mitchell on 24 April 2025.
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Judicial Summary
The Upper Tribunal rejects the Secretary of State for Defence바카라 사이트™s argument that the interpretation of item 2 of Table 9, in Schedule 3 to the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011, given by the Upper Tribunal in MD v Secretary of State for Defence (AFCS) [2015] UKUT 0298 (AAC), should not be followed. MD바카라 사이트™s interpretation was not objectionable due to unfairness nor was it liable to lead to absurd consequences. However, the appeal succeeded because the First-tier Tribunal failed to give adequate reasons for its decision. The Tribunal should have explained why it found that osteoarthritis was not a qualifying injury under item 2, as interpreted in MD.