An officer who is retired from service on account of a disability which is attributable to or aggravated by such service and which is assessed at twenty percent or over may., on retirement, be awarded a disability pension consisting of a service element and a disability element in accordance with the regulations in this section.
1[21-A. Re-assessment of disability permanently below pensionable degree at the time of invalidation. – In case where an officer‟s disability or its aggravation at the time of invalidation is permanently below the pensionable degree, he may claim to be brought before a medical board within a period of seven years from the date from which he was retired. If the disability is still assessed as permanently below the pensionable degree, no claim for re-assessment shall be considered.
29. Officers who became non-effective. An officer who held a permanent commission and who became non-effective during the period from the 27th October, 1947 to the 31st May, 1953 (both days inclusive) shall be eligible for disability pension with effect from the 1st June, 1953 or from the dated on which the disability arose, whichever is later:
Provided that this regulation shall not apply unless the officer was alive on the 28th December, 1954.
30. Voluntary retirement. An officer who retired from service voluntarily shall not be eligible for disability pension.
1[Note. – An officer who is due for retirement on account of age or on completion of tenure and who seeks premature retirement within a month of his due date of retirement for the purpose of getting higher commutation value, shall remain eligible for disability element under regulations 33 and 31.]