Supreme Court: Disability Pension Granted Despite Schizophrenia Diagnosis Due to Lack of Reasoning in Medical Board Opinion (2025)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Judges, Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961, Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961 with Appendix II, Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961 with Regulation 173, Regulations for Medical Services for Armed Forces, 1983, Regulations for Medical Services for Armed Forces, 1983 with Regulation 423

Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 07, 2025 Judges: Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, J., Abhay S. Oka, J. Can a disability pension be denied solely based on a medical board’s opinion without detailed reasoning? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a recent case concerning an army veteran diagnosed with Schizophrenia. The court […]

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