A private soldier recovered a total of £19,550 for NFCI sustained to his hands and feet. His injuries had no affect on either his service or civilian career and the award reflects the pain and suffering, his increased heating use and the cost of purchasing protective footwear for the remainder of his life.

A former RLC LCpl recovered damages equivalent to £100,000 on a full liability basis. This level of award reflected his development of chronic pain and the extent to which this was likely to limit his employability as a civilian. The damages far exceeded the £10,800 forwarded under the AFCS.

This former lance bombardier was rewarded £7,500.00 over and above the money received from the Armed Forces Compensation scheme for Non-Freezing Cold Weather Injuries to the feet sustained on exercise with the Rotal Artillery. The claim was cought after he left service and the award reflects the  handicap his injuries pose to him in his search for civilian work.

A private soldier from the infantry was rewarded damages which reflected a full liability valuation of £114,667.00 for Non-Freezing Cold Weather Injury sustained during his basic training and then exacerbated by further exposure as a trained soldier. He was initially downgraded and then medically discharged . Although he was able to find civilian work immediately his compensation reflected lost promotion,…

At the time of the accident, the Claimant was a Captain in the Royal Tank Regiment on Exercise CETUS 1 in Norway.  He was exposed to temperatures as low as minus 35°c.  He was deployed without adequate equipment and training and he suffered a Non-Freezing Cold Injury during the Exercise.  He was discharged from the Army, as a result of the injury sustained in Norway, with almost 8 years' service. …

Corporal Y recovered damages representing a full-liability valuation of £120,000. Although injured early on in his service career, this former Infantry soldier was not diagnosed as having suffered NFCI until 2004. His injuries ultimately led to his medical discharge after 14 years service. His terminal grant and enhanced learning credits enabled him to retrain as a heating engineer. With potential…

His injuries resulted in his medical downgrading but were unlikely to result in his medical discharge. The settlement figure represented a compromise and resulted in an early settlement of damages without the need for the stresses and risks associated with continued contested litigation.

The Claimant had left the services of his own volition but for reasons associated with his injury and the impact they were causing on his service career. The evidence was that he was likely to find work as a driver but that uninjured he would have remained in service gaining promotion to at least Corporal and more likely Sergeant.

The Claimant recovered an award from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, together with a further £16,125 for a non-freezing cold injury sustained on exercise in Poland.

Lance Bombardier Z recovered £128,250 plus a war pension for a non-freezing cold injury to the feet, suffered in Bosnia. The Claimant has been able to remain in the service for 5 years post injury but was eventually medically discharged with 8 years service. The award reflected full loss of earnings during her retraining and a lump sum to reflect her lost chance of joining the police and gaining from…