The NHSBSA has refused Mrs Black’s application for a Permanent Injury Benefit (PIB) Mrs Black complains that her appeal against NHSBSA’s decision was not given fair consideration and she contends her injury was acquired during her whole working life in the NHS. The P …

Dr Haughey complains about the SPPA’s refusal to grant his request for a transfer of his benefits from the Scheme to the Civil Service ‘Nuvos’ Pension Scheme (the Nuvos Scheme) The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld in …

Mr Watt’s complaint is that: he has not received his pension benefits due to him from the Scheme as a result of delays and errors by both respondents; he has not been able to achieve a settlem …

Mr Kellaway complains that the Authority and the Council have not followed the procedures used to re-assess his ill health retirement benefits, in particular: a. that their interpretation of an ‘independently qualified medical practitioner’ (IQMP) i …

Mr Catchpole says that his long term partner was advised prior to her death that, although they were not married, he would qualify for a spouse’s pension under the terms of the scheme. He says …

Mr Barnett’s complaint is that he has been unable to transfer his benefits in the Fund to the Scheme. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination a …

Mr Carey has complained about the decision by the Committee not to award him incapacity benefits. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld because the Committee failed to take into account all relevant factors when reaching a decision about whether Mr Carey quali …

The NHSBSA has declined Mrs Ellis’s application for a Permanent Injury Benefit (PIB) Mrs Ellis was initially refused an injury benefit on the grounds that she had not suffered a ‘qualifying injury’ This decision was reversed on subsequent appeal, but she was then ass …

Mrs Thorne’s complaint is that she has not been awarded upper tier ill-health retirement benefits. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The …

Mrs Baker has complained that the Council have wrongly refused her claim for ill-health early retirement. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against the Council to the extent that there was an improper assessment o …