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The court ruled that military service-related stress can cause cancer, entitling families to pensions.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that prolonged stress from military service can contribute to cancer, upholding a 2019 Armed Forces Tribunal decision to grant a special family pension to the mother of a deceased Army personnel who died of retroperitoneal sarcoma in 2009.
The court found that, except for smoking-related cancers, all other cancers are presumed to be service-connected under military pension rules, citing the multi-stage development of cancer and the occupational strain of military duty.
The ruling affirms compensation for surviving family members based on the presumption of service-related illness.
El tribunal dictaminó que el estrés relacionado con el servicio militar puede causar cáncer, dando derecho a pensiones a las familias.