Singapore legislation
Regulation 36
Regulation 36
Award for partial disability
Subregulation 1
Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply where —
a member sustains, on or after 1 January 2023, an injury received in and which is attributable to service; and
the Armed Forces Council determines that the member suffers from a partial disability that is permanent as a result of the injury.
Subregulation 2
Where the member mentioned in paragraph (1) would have been eligible in the case of total disability for an award under regulation 25(2)(a), (3)(c) or (4)(c), the member is eligible for the following awards:
in the case of an injury specified in the Fourth Schedule to the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 — an award in accordance with the formula A × B, where —
A is the percentage equivalent to the percentage of loss of earning capacity specified in that Fourth Schedule in respect of that injury; and
B is the award specified in regulation 25(2)(a), (3)(c) or (4)(c);
in the case of any other injury — the proportion of the award specified in regulation 25(2)(a), (3)(c) or (4)(c), as the degree of his partial disability bears to total disability.
Subregulation 3
Where the member mentioned in paragraph (2) would have been eligible in the case of total disability for a special award under regulation 34 or an additional award under regulation 34A, the member is eligible for the proportion of the special award or additional award as the degree of his partial disability bears to total disability.
Subregulation 4
Paragraph (5) applies to a member whose partial disability —
is determined by the Armed Forces Council to be caused by aggravation, which starts on or after 1 January 2023, by service of a non-attributable medical condition; and
occurs within 7 years after the aggravation of the non-attributable medical condition.
Subregulation 5
The member mentioned in paragraph (4) is eligible for an award of 50% of the amount of the awards under paragraphs (2) and (3) which he would have been eligible for if the partial disability had occurred as a result of an injury received in and which is attributable to service.
Subregulation 6
For the purposes of an award under paragraph (2), (3) or (5) (which may be paid provisionally or on any other basis), the degree of the member’s partial disability must be assessed on an interim basis unless the member’s condition permits a final determination of the extent (if any) of the partial disability.