defence services regulations pension regulations for the army

53assessed/recommended by the Re-assessment Medical Board shall be final and for lifeunless the individual himself asks for a review.Note- Review Medical Board will be ordered by Director General Armed ForcesMedical Services and finding of the Review Medical Board shall be final.(IV) SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION:The decision whether the death of the individual concerned is attributable to oraggravated by military service would be taken by the same authorities as mentioned inclause (I) (a) & (II) (a) above. However, in case of doubt in disease case (i.e. death due tosome disease), the office of the DGAFMS will be consulted.DOCUMENTATION FOR ADJUDICATION OF DISABILITY PENSION/LUMPSUM COMPENSATION IN LIEU OF DISABILITY66. (a) Injury cases(i) The formation concerned will initiate court of inquiry/injury report (IAFY-2006) and Brigade/Sub-Area Commanders will record their opinion withregard to attributability. If in their opinion, the injury is attributable to service,they will invariably quote the relevant Rule of the Entitlement Rules toCasualty Pensionary Awards, 1982 in support of their opinion. The cardinalconsideration for deciding the attributability in all cases will be that thereshould be some causal connection of the death/injury to military service. Theattributability certificate to be signed by the relevant authority and attachedwith the court of Inquiry is at Annexure I to Appendix -VI of theseRegulations.(ii) Re-categorisation Medical Board, Invaliding Medical Board, Release MedicalBoard or Disability compensation Medical Board will not record its opinionon attributability aspect instead under relevant column (column 12 (Part III)and column 1 (Part V) of AFMSF-16, column 3 (Part II) of AFMSF-15 andcolumn 3 (Part II) of AFMSF-15 B, an endorsement shall be made to theeffect “to be decided by the competent authority.(iii) Release Medical Board/Invaliding Medical Board proceedings and the Courtof Inquiry proceedings/Injury Report complete in all respect, of the servicepersonnel, in the case of invalidment from service or beforeretirement/release/discharge in the case of those who are in low medicalcategory, shall be submitted to the competent authority along with completeservice medical documents for decision on attributability for the purpose ofpensionary entitlement.(iv) Competent authority will examine the Court of Inquiry Proceedings/ InjuryReport in the light of Entitlement Rules to Casualty Pensionary Award, 1982and record their decision with regard to attributability of injury to militaryservice. The assessment of percentage of disability is purely a medical issueand if the degree of disablement of the disability as awarded by InvalidingMedical Board or Release Medical Board is not found to be in consonancePension Regulations for the Army, Part II (2008)