Mrs Birchill complains that Kirklees Council, her former employer, has wrongly refused to award her an ill health early retirement pension. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be not upheld against Kirklees Council, because the decision it has taken about her ill health …

Mr McTeague complains that HBC and CWCC have not considered his request for the early payment of his deferred benefits on the grounds of ill health properly. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against HBC …

Mrs Major disagrees with LCC’s decision not to award her ill-health retirement benefits. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against LCC because: the decision as to whether Mrs Major met the requirements of Regulation 20 does n …

Mr Greenan disagrees with the Council’s decision not to award him ill-health retirement benefits. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld because although an independent opinion was sought appropriate certification was not prop …

Mrs Shaw says that she is entitled to receive a third-tier ill-health early retirement pension from the Scheme because she left service on ill-health grounds and is unable to perform her normal role. She says that the medical prognosis for her condition is t …

Miss A complains that NHSBSA have, incorrectly, refused to award an Ill Health Early Retirement (IHER) pension to her. She says that NHSBSA – have disregarded relevant medical evidence regarding her application; have not seen all of the relevant medical evidence; have contradicted themselves; and hav …

Mrs Snowdon’s complaint is: that British Airways did not award her an ill health retirement pension from active service; that the Trustees have not responded to her requests for information; and about the handling of her complaint by British Airw …

Mr X complains that BT, his former employer, and the Trustees have wrongly declined his application for enhanced benefits available from the Scheme on medical retirement. He is also concerned about the way BT has handled his appeal not to medically retire him. In p …

Mr Cookson complains that he has been wrongly refused an ill health early retirement pension. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should not be upheld, because the refusal to grant him ill health retirement was correctly taken. DETAILED DETERMINATION Material Facts Mr …

Mr Williams’ complaint is that the Trustee refused to award him an ill health early retirement pension from the Scheme. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against the Trustee because: the reason give …