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Category B Death or disability due to causes which are accepted as attributable to or aggravated by military service as determined by the competent medical authorities. Disease contracted because of continued exposure to hostile work environments subject to extreme weather conditions or occupational hazards resulting in death or disability would be examples.

Category C Death or disability due to accidents in the performance of duties such as:

Like Regulation 173 of 1961 Regulations, Regulation 81 also provides that the question whether disability is attributable to or aggravated by military service shall be determined under 1982, Entitlement Rules as laid down in Appendix-IV of Regulations, later superseded by 2008, Entitlement Rules, which came into force w.e.f. 01.01.2008. Regulation-82 enumerates circumstances of death/disability attributed to or aggravated by military service and puts them under Category 'A' to Category 'E'. Category 'A' refers to death or disability due to natural causes which are neither attributable to nor aggravated by military service to be determined by the competent WP(C) No.3173/2023 along with connected matters medical authorities. By way of example, the Regulation makes a mention of ailments of nature of constitutional diseases, chronic ailments like heart and renal diseases, prolonged illness, accidents while not on duty as assessed by the medical authorities. In respect of Category 'A', it has further been clarified by introducing explanation that the cases of death or disability due to natural causes as mentioned in category 'A' would ordinarily entitle family pension or invalid pension or invalid gratuity, as the case may be. Category 'B' refers to cases of death or disability due to causes which are accepted as attributable to or aggravated by military service, as determined by competent medical authorities and cites by way of example, the diseases contracted because of continued exposure to hostile work environments subject to extreme weather conditions or occupational hazards resulting to death or disability. The accidents while travelling on duty in government vehicle or public or private transport; accidents during air journey; mishap at sea while on duty; electrocution while on duty and accidents during participation in organized sports events/adventure activities/expeditions or training resulting into death or disability shall be attributable to army service. These are indicated in category 'C'.