Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:108:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 108 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 1441739–1444302

108  Loss of earnings allowance
 (1) The Commission may grant an allowance, called loss of earnings allowance, to a person in accordance with the provisions of this section.
 (2) Loss of earnings allowance may be granted to a veteran, in respect of any loss of salary or wages, or loss of earnings on his or her own account from an occupation in which he or she is engaged, suffered by reason of:
 (a) the veteran's undergoing treatment for incapacity from a war‑caused injury or a war‑caused disease;
 (b) the veteran's having to wait for the supply of, or repairs to, an artificial replacement or other surgical aid or appliance necessitated by such an incapacity;
 (c) an investigation of a claim or application made by the veteran under Part II or of a pension granted to the veteran under that Part; or
 (d) the veteran's undergoing treatment associated with such an investigation;
for the period in respect of which the veteran suffered that loss.
 (3) Where:
 (a) a veteran travels for the purpose of:
 (i) obtaining treatment;
 (ii) restoration of his or her health;
 (iii) being fitted with surgical aids or appliances or artificial replacements;
 (iv) an investigation referred to in paragraph (2)(c); or
 (v) any other matter related to the payment of a pension; and
 (b) the Commission authorizes a person to accompany the veteran as his or her attendant;
loss of earnings allowance may be granted to the attendant, in respect of any loss of salary or wages, or loss of earnings on his or her own account, suffered by reason of having so accompanied the veteran, for the period in respect of which the attendant suffered that loss.
 (4) Where a claim for pension for a veteran or a dependant of a veteran:
 (a) is made by another person, as provided by section 16, on behalf of the veteran or dependant; or
 (b) is prosecuted by a person who is the legal personal representative of the claimant, or by a person approved under section 126, following the death of the claimant;
loss of earnings allowance may be granted to the person, in respect of any loss of salary or wages, or loss of earnings on his or her own account, suffered by reason of an investigation under section 17 of the claim for the period in respect of which the person suffered that loss.
 (5) Subject to subsection (6), where, in any year, a veteran who is an employee of another person:
 (a) was granted leave of absence on account of illness for a period in respect of which the veteran was absent from his or her employment for a reason referred to in paragraph (2)(a), (b), (c)