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Chandigarh July 23It has taken over 50 years of legal wrangling and crossing administrative hurdles for a visually impaired ex-serviceman residing in Mohali to finally get his disability pension. Mohinder Singh who is now 100 per cent visually impaired had been discharged from the Sikh regiment in June 1970 on medical grounds. He was initially sanctioned 40 per cent disability pension by the Army which was rejected by the Medical Adviser on Pension (MAP) in the office of the Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension). The medical board took place in February 2020 where Mohinder's disability for visual impairment was reassessed at 100 per cent. Besides increase in pension to Rs33500 per month he also got arrears regarding the new pension for the past 16 months with interest last week..