The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2005 (Revoked 9.5.2011)

Table 9 - Musco-skeletal disorders*

*Award for an injury in this table includes any expected consequential osteoarthritis.

*Any reference to duration of effects in column (b) are from date of injury or onset of illness.

*Awards for injuries in this table include compensation for any associated psychological effects short of a distinct diagnosable disorder.

Column (a)Column (b)
LevelInjury
10Permanent severely impaired grip in both hands.
10Ligament injury which has resulted in rupture, affecting both knees, ankles, shoulders or elbows, causing permanent significant functional limitation and restriction.
11Ligament injury which has resulted in rupture, affecting one knee, ankle, shoulder or elbow, causing permanent significant functional limitation and restriction.
11Ligament injury which has resulted in rupture, affecting both knees, both ankles, both shoulders or both elbows, which has caused, or is expected to cause significant functional limitation and restriction at 26 weeks, from which the claimant is expected to make a substantial recovery beyond that date.
11Traumatic back injury (with medically verified neurological signs and vertebral damage) extending over several levels of vertebrae, which has required, or is expected to require operative treatment and which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation and restriction beyond 26 weeks.
11Radiologically confirmed juxta-articular aseptic necrosis of hip or shoulder.
11Ligament injury short of rupture, to both knees, ankles, shoulders or elbows, causing permanent significant functional limitation and restriction.
12Two frozen shoulders which have caused, or are expected to cause, significant functional limitation and restriction beyond 26 weeks.
12Ligament injury short of rupture, to both knees, ankles, shoulders or elbows, which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation and restriction at 26 weeks, from which the claimant has made or is expected to make a substantial recovery beyond that date.
12Ligament injury which has resulted in rupture, affecting one knee, ankle, shoulder or elbow, which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation at 26 weeks, from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make a substantial recovery beyond that date.
12Full thickness muscle or tendon unit rupture which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation or restriction beyond 26 weeks.
12Traumatic back injury including prolapsed interverterbal discs (with medically verified neurological signs and vertebral damage), which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation and restriction beyond 26 weeks.
12Radiologically confirmed osteoarthritis of both knees, hips, ankles, shoulders or elbows (caused by a repetitive or attrition injury), causing permanent significant functional limitation and restriction.
12Permanent severely impaired grip in one hand.
13Frozen shoulder, which has caused, or is expected to cause, continuing significant functional limitation and restriction beyond 26 weeks.
13Two frozen shoulders, which have caused or are expected to cause significant functional limitation at 6 weeks from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make, a substantial recovery within 26 weeks.
13Ligament injury short of rupture, to both knees, ankles, shoulders or elbows from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make, a substantial recovery within 26 weeks.
13Muscle or tendon unit injury short of full thickness rupture, which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation and restriction beyond 26 weeks.
13Two muscle or tendon unit injuries, short of full thickness rupture, from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make, a substantial recovery within 26 weeks.
13Full thickness muscle or tendon unit rupture from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make a substantial recovery within 26 weeks.
13Ligament injury short of rupture, to one knee, shoulder, ankle or elbow which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation and restriction at 26 weeks with substantial recovery beyond that date.
13Back sprain or strain, with either more than one inter-vertebral disc prolapse, or more than one vertebral fracture, which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation and restriction beyond 26 weeks.
13Radiologically confirmed osteoarthritis of knee, hip, ankle, shoulder or elbow (caused by repetitive and attrition injury) causing permanent significant functional limitation and restriction.
13Compartment syndrome which has lasted, or is expected to last, beyond 6 weeks and which has required, or is expected to require, operative treatment.
14Frozen shoulder which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation at 6 weeks from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make a substantial recovery within 26 weeks.
14Ligament injury short of rupture to one knee, ankle, shoulder or elbow from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make, a substantial recovery within 26 weeks.
14Muscle or tendon unit injury short of full thickness rupture from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make, a substantial recovery within 26 weeks.
14Knee meniscus injury which has required, or is expected to require, operative treatment.
14Tendon rupture of finger or thumb which has required, or is expected to require, operative reconstruction.
14Back sprain or strain, with one vertebral fracture, which has caused, or is expected to cause significant functional limitation and restriction at 13 weeks, from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make a substantial recovery within 2 years.
14Low back pain syndrome.
14Anterior knee pain syndrome in both knees which has caused, or is expected to cause significant functional restriction and limitation at 6 weeks, from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make, a substantial recovery within 26 weeks.
15Knee meniscus injury which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation and restriction at 6 weeks, from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make, a substantial recovery within 26 weeks.
15Anterior knee pain syndrome in one knee which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional restriction and limitation at 6 weeks, from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make, a substantial recovery within 26 weeks.
15Direct hernia which has required operative treatment.
15Frozen shoulder which has caused, or is expected to cause, significant functional limitation at 6 weeks from which the claimant has made, or is expected to make, a substantial recovery within 13 weeks.

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