# The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011, Article 25: Injury to a pair of like parts of the body


(1) This article applies where a member loses, or wholly loses the function of, first one (“the first injury”) and later, in another incident, the other (“the second injury”) of a pair of like parts of the body specified in paragraph (5) and—
(a) both the injuries are caused by service; and
(b) an award of injury benefit has been made for the first injury.
(2) The descriptor for the second injury is to be the descriptor for the loss of both of the pair of like parts of the body.
(3) Where paragraph (1) applies—
(a) the lump sum for the second injury is Y–X;
(b) any award of guaranteed income payment made for the first injury ceases to have effect; and
(c) subject to article 16(8) and (9), guaranteed income payment is payable for the second injury as if the tariff level for that descriptor is determined in accordance with paragraph (2).
(4) In this article—
(a) Y is the amount specified in column (b) of Table 10 of the tariff corresponding with the tariff level specified in column (a) of the relevant Table for the descriptor for loss of both of the pair of like parts of the body; and
(b) X is the combined total of all previous awards of lump sum, supplementary award, additional multiple injury lump sum and additional lump sum paid for the loss of one of the pair of like parts of the body.
(5) The pairs of like parts of the body to which this article applies are—
(a) arms or part of an arm;
(b) feet (but not toes);
(c) hands (but not fingers);
(d) kidneys;
(e) legs or part of a leg;
(f) total loss of sight in both eyes; and
(g) total loss of hearing in both ears.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/517/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-and-reserve-forces-compensation-scheme-order-2011/article-25
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