# 2023-007 Pay and Benefits, Allowance - Loss of Operational Allowances

Case summary

F&R Date: 2024-11-15

The grievor grieved that he did not receive Allowance – Loss of Operational Allowances (ALOA) from 3 May 2022 to 11 July 2022 after he was medically repatriated from his deployment on His Majesty's Canadian Ship for Operation REASSURANCE. The grievor stated that he was repatriated due to a knee injury he sustained while running on a treadmill that suddenly lost power and abruptly stopped. The grievor maintained that the injury he sustained was the result of a mechanical/electrical issue and, as such, he should not be excluded from receiving ALOA as he did not sustain the injury from the act of physical fitness itself.

The Initial Authority (IA) denied the grievor redress asserting that the grievor was treated in accordance with Compensation and Benefits Instructions for the Canadian Forces (CBI) 205.536 – ALOA, as he sustained his injury while conducting physical fitness training and no exclusions or exceptions are provided for situations where the equipment or the environment where the training occurred can be partly responsible for the injury. The IA indicated that the grievor's comments regarding CBI 205.536 would be considered in the next policy review.

The Committee found that there was no causal connection between the grievor's injury and the environmental conditions and, as such, the grievor's circumstances did not satisfy the criteria set out in subparagraph 205.536(2)(d) of the CBI. Based on this, the Committee found that the grievor was not entitled to ALOA and recommended that the Final Authority not afford the grievor redress.