Chapter 3 - Health
                       
Table 3.24 Number of lump sum payments awarded by tariff of injury and financial year under the
                        Armed Forces Compensation Scheme1,2
This table provides additional details about injury claims. Under the AFCS conditions are assessed against a tariff of injuries table which specifies how much should be paid depending on the severity of the condition. Full details of the tariff can be found at http://www.veterans-uk.info/pdfs/afcs/tariff.pdf.

The tariff of injuries consists of nine condition tables; Table 1: Burns, Table 2: Injury, wounds & Scarring, Table 3: Mental disorders, Table 4: Physical disorders including infectious diseases, Table 5: Amputations, Table 6: Neurological disorders including spinal cord, head or brain injuries, Table 7: Senses, Table 8: Fractures and dislocations, Table 9: Muscoskeletal disorders.

In addition, a temporary award can be made where an injury is predominantly caused by Service for which no provision is made in the tariff. A temporary award will be amended and become permanent within one year of the decision to award, to include the injury for which the temporary award was made.

The number of lump sums cleared under the AFCS since the scheme began has continued to increase year on year. This is due to an increasing awareness of the scheme, as well as increasing numbers who are eligible to claim, i.e. Service related injury/illness with an incident/onset date on or after 6 April 2005.

The data in this table are not National Statistics, because they have not been designated as such by the Ministry of Defence.
        All lumps sums cleared during:
Tariff of Injury Table
 All Years     2005/06 3 2006/07   2007/08   2008/09  
                       
Total
 3 860     25   560   1 270   2 005  
Burns
 45     ~   15   10   20  
Injury, Wounds and Scarring
 540     5   75   195   260  
Mental Disorders
 130     ~   5   45   75  
Physical disorders including infectious diseases
 180     -   20   40   115  
Amputations
 80     -   20   30   35  
Neurological disorders (including spinal cord,
head or brain injuries)
 80     -   15   25   40  
Senses4
 130     -   10   40   75  
Fractures and Dislocations
 1 215     15   225   400   570  
Muscoskeletal Disorders
 1 450     ~   175   470   800  
Temporary Award5
 15 p   -   -   ~ p 10 p
Source: DASA(Health Information)
1. Figures for lump sum awards include injury claims and further additional claims.
2. Where more than one condition is claimed for, the table shows the single condition awarded at the highest tariff level.
3. Figures only include claims registered on CAPS from 1 November 2005 onwards. For claims registered on the interim system between 6 April 2005 and 31     October 2005, inclusive, please see the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Statistics published on the DASA website.
4. This Tariff of Injury Table refers to injuries and conditions relating to eyes and ears.
5. Temporary award figures will remain provisional until they have been made permanent under a Tariff of Injury table. Lump sums may increase under any of
    the Tariff of Injuries tables once the temporary awards have been made permanent. The total number of awards made in any quarter will remain unchanged.