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External
Under section 27(4) of the VEA, the following injuries listed in column 1 can be can be treated as if they were the corresponding injuries listed in column 2 for the purpose of determining the rate of increased pension to be applied.
Injury | To be treated as |
Arm amputated below the elbow, if the elbow action is lost as a result of the amputation | an arm amputated above the elbow |
Leg amputated below the knee, if the knee action is lost as a result of the amputation | A leg amputated above the knee |
Amputation of a foot | Amputation of a leg below the knee |
Amputation of a hand | Amputation of an arm below the elbow |
a leg, foot, hand or arm that has been rendered permanently and wholly useless | Having been amputated |