Military Personal Injury Claims

At Oakwood Solicitors Ltd, we aim to seek justice for Military Personnel who have been injured during their time in service. We are passionate about securing compensation for servicemen and to ease the financial burden they may face in civilian life.

We can help Armed Forces personnel claim compensation, whether their injury was caused by negligence, or simply as a result of their time in service with no one to blame.

We often assist in cases where injuries have been sustained during training exercises, accidents involving military vehicles, or caused by defective equipment. We also specialise in claims involving noise-induced hearing loss, non-freezing cold injuries, and psychiatric injuries such as PTSD.

Our dedicated team of solicitors, who specialise in Military Claims can assist you with the best way of seeking compensation. Depending on the injury caused and when it was sustained, there are different routes we can take to ensure a successful outcome.

We see a range of different injuries caused by time in service. Below are some of the injuries we see often, however, if your injury is not on the list we may still be able to help.

• Injuries during military training exercises
• Parachuting-related injuries
• Injuries from fires and explosions
• The harm caused by inadequate or faulty equipment and machinery
• Injuries sustained during mountaineering activities
• Non-freezing cold injuries
• Exposure to toxic substances e.g. Asbestos or fumes
• Noise Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus

There are a few different routes we can take to claim compensation, depending on the circumstances of the injury and when it was sustained.

The  Armed Forces Compensation Scheme covers all regular service personnel, the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and members of the reserves for all three services. You can claim whether you still serve or have left HM Armed Forces.

Claims for these types of injuries or illnesses must be made within 7 years of the earliest of the following dates:

• The date of the incident leading to the injury or illness
• The date on which an injury or illness not caused by service was made worse by service
• In the case of illness, the date of first seeking medical advice for that illness
• The date of discharge

However, there are certain circumstances when a claim will be accepted outside the time limits above such as being prevented from claiming due to ill health or your illness occurring later.

If you were 18 or under at the time of the injury, you will have nine years to make a claim.

No. A claim through the AFCS will not require you to attend court. These awards are full and final and not subject to continuing review. However, there are on occasions reasons whereby the decision and award made, might not be accurate and advice will be given on whether a review should be considered.

The AFCS is designed to make awards as soon as possible after the claim.  However, this is taken an on case by case basis to ensure all the evidence is obtained before a decision is made.

We offer a ‘no-win, no-fee’ funding option, which means that unless you win your case you will not have to pay anything. There are no hidden charges and we do not ask for any money upfront.

All we ask is that you uphold your side of the agreement, and we will handle the rest. Namely that you do not mislead us, co-operate with us and attend any scheduled appointments/hearing dates.

If despite this, your case is unsuccessful, there will be no charge to you. If the case succeeds, there will be a deduction made from your damages which is discussed if your case is accepted by our firm.