Spinal cord injury in the military: Practical advice
It is well known that sustaining a spinal cord injury is life changing. However, when we speak with service personnel and veterans who have suffered spinal injury, it has often struck us that the rehab journey for those in service is very different.
Gaggan Mawi in our Military Claims Team and Rhiannon Daniel in our Spinal Injury team therefore started the conversation in a series of webinars about some of the important issues we come across, alongside our colleagues at the Spinal Injuries Association, experts in psychiatry and employment, and veterans who have suffered SCI.
Gaggan and Rhiannon talk to Gary and Steve about some of the key areas where service personnel who suffer an SCI need support. As the topic is so vast, the discussion looked at:
- Financial compensation from legal claims and non-fault based compensation available from the AFCS/War Pension Scheme, PAX Insurance
- Recovery and resettlement and grants
- Military and civilian charities
- Support with the adjustment period after discharge from hospital
- Support with applying for grants for aids and equipment such as wheelchair
- Life after injury – accessing support with finding accessible sports and activities.
