Compensation for traumatised bomb disposal soldier

An ex Army bomb disposal expert who has been suffering from post traumatic stress disorder has been awarded a six figure sum as compensation from the Ministry of defence. The soldier from Oxfordshire has stated that he may not have suffered from a breakdown in 2004 if his condition had been dealt with sooner. His solicitor, Claire Roantree, stated that he hoped the Ministry of Defence would be reminded of their duty of care and supervision after having to pay this compensation. The MOD has stated that by paying out the compensation it was has satisfied all parties concerned. The serviceman who has not been named due to security issues has served in the Gulf War, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. His duties were ones of which required expert skills, they included defusing bombs and also dealing with the results of terrorist attacks. The serviceman stated, I feel that treatment or at least monitoring may have prevented my eventual breakdown and I would have remained a valuable asset to the military, especially in the present climate of operations. During 1998 and 1999 the soldier under went psychometric testing which confirmed he was fit to continue working on operations, although this was despite being asked to feature in a training video and post traumatic stress disorder and discussing the symptoms around the disorder. In June 2004 the soldier was formally diagnosed as having the disorder, this was diagnosis was provided by a civilian consultant psychiatrist. Just two weeks later after being diagnosed the man was involved in a car accident which led to his symptoms deteriorating so badly that the had to be discharged from the army on medical grounds.