Critics said the proposed rule would still require veterans to prove a connection between a traumatizing event and their PTSD, even when that connection was not clear cut.
Ordinarily, officers injured in the line of duty would have to prove a connection between their work and the injury to qualify for accidental disability benefits.
Lancashire Constabulary say they have not ruled out a link between the two cases but have never found any evidence to prove a connection.
Scientists say that although it is known that wells — and reservoirs and quarries, among other things — can induce earthquakes, it can be difficult to prove a connection because there is not enough data.
He said it was possible that there would be some cases of thyroid cancer — probably too few to prove a connection statistically — years from now among people exposed as children to milk, water or produce contaminated with radioactive iodine.
According to the agent, there can be up to six names on the purchase agreement, in what he describes as a "crowdfunding" arrangement – although they do have to prove a connection to the property.
The program initially excluded cancer, but was amended in 2012 after a push by politicians who said there was sufficient evidence to prove a connection between the attack and cancer.
