http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6871601.ece

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The Ministry of Defence is facing a substantially bigger compensation bill 
for wounded servicemen after a ruling by three Appeal Court judges today.

The judges said that awards for wounded personnel must address not just the 
individual injuries suffered in the line of duty but the impact on their 
lives in the long term.

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Seems reasonable to me; a fair part of Britain's covenant with its armed 
forces members. It's not IMO moral to have someone's life ruined by what may 
originate from a small injury and only consider oneself liable for that 
small injury; if responsible for the injury one is responsible for all that 
naturally derives from it. That's 'natural justice'.

Force members are prepared to pay the 'total cost' in putting their lives on 
the line, it should be reciprocal that the MoD be prepared to foot the 
'total cost' bill when injury and death occurs in the line of duty. The MoD 
are now likely to have to pay the price of not being prepared to have done 
so already.