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​Local Government Pension Scheme – Staffordshire County Council Pension Fund (CAS-52488-R2F3)

Complainant: Mr D
Complaint Topic: Ill Health
Ref: CAS-52488-R2F3
Outcome: Partly upheld
Appeal outcome: None
Respondent: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough Council
​​Staffordshire County Council​
Type: Pension complaint or dispute
Date:
Appeal: No

Ombudsman’s Determination

Outcome

Mr D’s complaint against the Former Employer and the Council is partly upheld. To put matters right, the Former Employer and the Council should refer to paragraph 54. 

Complaint summary

Mr D’s complaint concerns the Former Employer’s decision to decline his ill health early retirement (IHER) application. He believes that the opinion of an independent medical professional, who specialised in hearing loss, should have been sought before his application was declined.

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