Submitting a claim for disability pension


To receive the benefit you need to complete a form Application to determine a degree of disability and payment of disability pension, and attach medical documents. To learn more about the medical documentation to be attached, click here.

The claim can be submitted to your local NII branch directly, along with required documents, by means of the document submission service on the websiteThe claim can be sent also by mail, by fax, or by means of the local branch service box.

  • The date for submitting the claim - The claim for the benefit must be submitted within one year from the date of the injury. A claim that is not submitted in timely fashion may impair eligibility for the benefits.
  •  Your claim for disability pension will be processed only after the certifying authority of the Ministry of Defense has determined that the injury complies with the legal definition of a hostile-action injury. To learn more about submitting a claim for recognition as hostile actions casualty, click here.
  • You must inform the National Insurance's branch nearest to your residence of any change in your personal information, such as a change of address, marital status or state of health, and modification of bank account details by completing a personal information update notice. The notice must be accompanied by relevant documents. Failing to communicate personal details may affect the payment of the pension.