Mrs Tapper’s complaint about her employer, Walsall Council, and the Pension Scheme’s administering authority, Wolverhampton City Council, is that they refused to award Tier 2 pension benefits from 1 April 2011. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complain …

Mr Wray complains about Coast & Country’s decision not to increase his Tier 3 ill-health pension following a review of his case. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against Coast & Country because they failed to make enqui …

Mrs Roulston complains that First Actuarial, the Scheme Administrator of the Scheme, incorrectly denied her ill health early retirement benefits. She says that the conclusion of the medical adviser was contradictory in the medical report used to assess her claim. Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination …

Mrs Cousins has complained about the decision of the NHS Business Service Authority (NHSBSA” that she is not entitled to early payment of preserved benefits on the basis of ill health. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should not be upheld against the NHSBSA because they …

Mrs Lowe complains that NHS Pensions have not awarded her a tier 2 ill health pension. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against NHS Pensions because they incorrectly applied the criteria – in particular by deferring a decision concerning the effectiveness of future treatment rather tha …

Mrs Krzywacka complains that NHS Pensions have refused to award her an ill health early retirement pension. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against NHS Pensions to the extent that they caused her some distress and inconvenience as a consequence of mistak …

Mr Hutley-Savage’s complaint is that SHBC and SCC have refused to backdate his ill health pension to 2007. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should not be upheld against SHBC or SCC because they did not take irrelevan …

Mr Mensah has complained that his eligibility for ill health retirement has not been properly assessed. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency because they had insufficient, clear evidence upo …

Subject

Mr Pearce complains that the Trustees incorrectly refused his application for ill-health early retirement (IHER) benefits on grounds of incapacity. Mr Pearce says that the Trustees incorrectly considered his application on the basis of evidence provided by the Trustees’ independent medical practitioner. He says that the evidence of his medical condition provided by his employer’s doctor should have been considered.

Subject

Ms Goulding has complained that her eligibility for ill health retirement was not properly considered when her employment was terminated.

The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons

The complaint should be upheld in part against Barnsley because they failed to consider Ms Goulding’s eligibility for ill health retirement in an appropriate manner.