MOD pays £95m compensation to thousands of soldiers who've suffered hearing loss

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MOD pays £95m compensation to thousands of soldiers who've suffered hearing loss
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ALMOST £95million has been paid in nine years to people suffering hearing loss in military service. Around 112 serving and ex-forces personnel per month receive Ministry of Defence settlements for …

ALMOST £95million has been paid in nine years to people suffering hearing loss in military service.

Around 112 serving and ex-forces personnel per month receive Ministry of Defence settlements for noise-induced conditions.Problems including deafness and tinnitus are often triggered by the sound of explosions, gunfire or engine noise.Last year a number of soldiers suffered hearing problems driving the Army’s £5.5billion new Ajax light tanks.

MoD data obtained under Freedom of Information laws shows 10,338 have won civil court claims totalling £81.1million in nine years.

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