Have I got a military compensation claim?
You need to know as soon as possible whether you have a good claim. Bolt Burdon Kemp’s Military Compensation Claims Department offers a free telephone or internet military advice service to identify whether your case warrants further investigation. We will then discuss with you the best way to funding your military compensation claim.
To make a successful compensation for an injury, disease or illness, you must show that it was caused, at least in part, by someone else’s negligence. In a military compensation claim, this is likely to be the MoD, but may also be a third party that is contracted by the MoD to provide services or equipment to you. You must also prove that it was this negligence that directly caused your injury.
We will need to ensure that the person who you are suing for military compensation is able to pay. Because most cases are against the MoD, which is a government department, or military hospitals and doctors used by the MoD, this is rarely a problem in military claims.
If you have suffered an injury in the military you may feel, or have been told, that it is your own fault. This is not always the case as the systems or training that you relied on in the military may have been wrong and caused your injury even though you followed them correctly.
Compensation claims must be brought within time limits which generally run three years from the date that you suffered an injury, or from the date you became aware that you had an injury if it was not immediately obvious. The time limits are strict and you should not delay in making a military compensation claim. Contact one of your Military compensation claims solicitors to receive advice about your claim.
Contact one of your Military compensation claims solicitors to receive free advice about your claim.