You got it Count DMC, each case will have its own unique circumstance and I had a recent Reserve Force Compensation (RFC) issue I had to deal with (To keep privacy but to provide information I have removed the team sport played. However, it was not an extreme activity).
The Class A individual who was injured was playing [a team sport] with a garrison team and as a result of his leg injuries was unable to work in his civilian job. [This team sport], along with several other team sports such as hockey and broomball, was recognized by the Base Commander as authorized sports for full time military pers. The individual played on the team on his own time and was not signed in. (Reserve CO's will not allow individuals to sign in for team sports on their own time, as the costs associated would be prohibitive - i.e. signing in for every practice and game would be giving unfair financial advantage to those individuals - basically getting paid to compete in sports).
However, it was argued that current policy (i.e. CANFORGEN 115/08) states that members are deemed to be on class A duty if injured in an authorized and prescribed fitness program when engaged in fitness activity. The RFC was submitted and after going back and forth with NDHQ about what constitutes an prescribed activity, this was the response:
The request for Disability Compensation on behalf of xx was reviewed by DCSM.
Based on the information on the file, xx was injured while playing [the sport]. This activity does not fall in the parameters of CBI 210.72(4) - Deemed Class A Service, as [the sport] is not a prescribed activity, as part of an authorized fitness program of the CF Expres or the LFCPFS program.
If this was a Unit activity directed by his Commanding Officer, xx should have been signed in at the time of the injury, which he was not.
Unless further information is made available, this request cannot be approved.
P.S. I noticed that the term Reserve Disability Compensation has been used. CANFORGEN 115/08 also officially changed the name from "Compensation for Disability and Death Gratuity - Reserve Force" to "Reserve Force Compensation (RFC) During a Period of Injury, Disease or Illness." I have to keep reminding unit Adjt's and Adm staff of that change of name
