You just can't help some people.....
.....a middle aged aircrew person on a ground tour hears (in the bar) that you can claim a war pension for damage to hearing.
As he had flown in rather noisy old aircraft he thought that he would be well in there. So at his next annual medical he mentioned his increasing deafness to the quack.
"Ooer" says the MO best we do a thorough hearing check.
"Oooer" says the MO again "you really are VERY hard of hearing. I'm sorry old chum but I'll have to pull your aircrew medical cat." After a while loss of flying pay followed.
Later in the bar matey says to mates "I thought you got a war pension"
Yes they cry but you don't mention it to the MO until your FINAL medical before you retire. NOT BEFORE!!
He served his last two years in the service sans flying pay!! OOoooer indeed.
That is a true story and it couldn't have happened to a nicer chap.
The Ancient Mariner