Losing both of your legs and one arm while serving in a war zone: £214,000
Spraining your thumb typing as a civilian Ministry of Defence (MoD) employee: £484,000
Value of veterans in the eyes of some: Worthless.
That’s the only conclusion I can draw in light of the recent atrocious decision by the MoD to grant such a small amount of compensation – less than the maximum possible amount of £285,000 to boot – to Royal Marine Mark Ormrod, for injuries he suffered in Afghanistan in 2007.