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MoD pays out £90 million to injured troops and bereaved families
However, payouts would have cost much more if 41 per cent of the 6,719 claims were not rejected
Soldiers carry the coffin of Trooper Carl Smith, 23, who was the 101st UK serviceman to die in Iraq, in 2006
THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) spent £90 million on compensating troops and families last year for scores of deaths and injuries in service, new figures reveal.
The injuries, which included burns, amputations and mental disorders, cost the department £80.2m.
But the payouts would have cost much more if 41 per cent of the 6,719 claims were not rejected.
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