Corporate report

IMEG fourth report on medical and scientific aspects of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

The Independent Medical Expert Group report and recommendations on topics related to medical and scientific aspects of the AFCS.

• From: Independent Medical Expert Group and Ministry of Defence
• Published: 6 December 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

IMEG fourth report on medical and scientific aspects of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

PDF, 1.4 MB, 152 pages

Details

The Independent Medical Expert Group report and recommendations on the following topics:

• Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) Quinquennial Review (QQR) issues
• policy statement on claims for ionising radiation related conditions
• traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• musculoskeletal disorders (MSK disorders) part 1
• AFCS worsening
• spanning
• recognised diseases: ultraviolet light and skin cancers

Related information:

• IMEG third report on medical and scientific aspects of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

• IMEG second report on medical and scientific aspects of the AFCS

• IMEG first report and recommendations on medical aspects of the Boyce review of the AFCS (January 2011)

• The review of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (Lord Boyce review)

Published 6 December 2017