Thank you for your request for information about the following:

1) How many claims for non covid vaccine injury have been assessed since Nov 21 to current date?

1. How many of the claims assessed have been rejected on failing to meet the 60 % disability criteria when causation has been accepted?

2. How many claims for Covid vaccine injury have been assessed since Nov 21 to current date?

3. How many of the covid vaccine injury claims have been rejected on failing to meeting the 60% disability criteria when causation has been accepted?’

Your request was received on 3 May, and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Response

All data as of 22 May 2023. All data relates to claims received by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and those transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 1 November 2021.

1. 74 non-COVID-19 claims have been assessed by an independent medical assessor.
2. Of the 74 non-COVID-19 claims, five have been rejected where causation was accepted but disablement was assessed at less than 60 %.
3. 1,710 COVID-19 claims have been assessed by an independent medical assessor.
4. Of these, 134 COVID-19 claims have been rejected where causation was accepted but disablement was assessed at less than 60%.

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https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-01150

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