Veterans Well-being Act
Version of section 45 from 2019-04-01 to 2024-10-30:
Marginal note:Eligibility
45 (1) The Minister may, on application, pay pain and suffering compensation to a member or a veteran who establishes that they are suffering from a disability resulting from
(a) a service-related injury or disease; or
(b) a non-service-related injury or disease that was aggravated by service.
Marginal note:Compensable fraction
(2) Pain and suffering compensation may be paid under paragraph (1)(b) only in respect of that fraction of a disability, measured in fifths, that represents the extent to which the injury or disease was aggravated by service.
- 2005, c. 21, s. 45
- 2018, c. 12, s. 142
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