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assessed/recommended by the Re-assessment Medical Board shall be final and for life
unless the individual himself asks for a review.

Note- Review Medical Board will be ordered by Director General Armed Forces
Medical Services and finding of the Review Medical Board shall be final.

(IV) SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION:
The decision whether the death of the individual concerned is attributable to or
aggravated by military service would be taken by the same authorities as mentioned in
clause (I) (a) & (II) (a) above. However, in case of doubt in disease case (i.e. death due to
some disease), the office of the DGAFMS will be consulted.

DOCUMENTATION FOR ADJUDICATION OF DISABILITY PENSION/LUMP
SUM COMPENSATION IN LIEU OF DISABILITY

66. (a) Injury cases
(i) The formation concerned will initiate court of inquiry/injury report (IAFY-
2006) and Brigade/Sub-Area Commanders will record their opinion with
regard to attributability. If in their opinion, the injury is attributable to service,
they will invariably quote the relevant Rule of the Entitlement Rules to
Casualty Pensionary Awards, 1982 in support of their opinion. The cardinal
consideration for deciding the attributability in all cases will be that there
should be some causal connection of the death/injury to military service. The
attributability certificate to be signed by the relevant authority and attached
with the court of Inquiry is at Annexure I to Appendix -VI of these
Regulations.
(ii) Re-categorisation Medical Board, Invaliding Medical Board, Release Medical
Board or Disability compensation Medical Board will not record its opinion
on attributability aspect instead under relevant column (column 12 (Part III)
and column 1 (Part V) of AFMSF-16, column 3 (Part II) of AFMSF-15 and
column 3 (Part II) of AFMSF-15 B, an endorsement shall be made to the
effect “to be decided by the competent authority.
(iii) Release Medical Board/Invaliding Medical Board proceedings and the Court
of Inquiry proceedings/Injury Report complete in all respect, of the service
personnel, in the case of invalidment from service or before
retirement/release/discharge in the case of those who are in low medical
category, shall be submitted to the competent authority along with complete
service medical documents for decision on attributability for the purpose of
pensionary entitlement.
(iv) Competent authority will examine the Court of Inquiry Proceedings/ Injury
Report in the light of Entitlement Rules to Casualty Pensionary Award, 1982
and record their decision with regard to attributability of injury to military
service. The assessment of percentage of disability is purely a medical issue
and if the degree of disablement of the disability as awarded by Invaliding
Medical Board or Release Medical Board is not found to be in consonance

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