In summary I injured my neck during the falklands conflict and in 2000 I was diagnosed with severe cervical spondylosis which the surgeon thought was caused by said injury. I applied for war pension after an understandable delay but, was told that the MOD had no record of the injury. I appeal to the ftT, the PAT accepted neck injury but the tribunal medical member said that the injury could not cause late onset spondylosis. This appeared to go against accepted medical "causation" and a Veterans UK medical appendix concurred, stating specifically that neck injury can result in cervical spondylosis later in life, so I appealed to the upper house. The ftT refused me permission to appeal so I applied myself and today I receive an unsigned decision from the Upper Tribunal refusing me permission to appeal.
I think the decision is wrong morally and on points of law and that the appeal affects other injured vets, but I cannot win this case without legal help. Consequently as time is very much against me I am looking for recommendations for a legal person with a good grounded knowledge of the "old" (pre 2005) war pension scheme ....
Danke
