A Royal Marine from Plymouth who contracted a disabling infection on his way back from Afghanistan has won his damages battle against the Ministry of Defence.
Philip Eaglesham became very ill with Q fever in October 2010 when he was coming home after a period of service as a corporal with 40 Commando.
He says he should have been given the right antibiotics as a and that the failure to do so was a breach of the MoD's duty of care.
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The 35 year old now has very serious chronic fatigue syndrome which is a well-known consequence of Q fever.
He uses a wheelchair and competed in target shooting for Ireland at the Paralympics in Rio.
In July this year, the High Court ordered the MoD to comply with an order for disclosure of certain documents by October 21 or its defence would be struck out.
On Thursday, Mrs Justice Andrews refused to grant the MoD an extension of time to comply.
The MoD said the delay was caused by the number and sensitivity of further documents found, technical problems and constraints on resources.
Damages - which the judge said were estimated to be in the order of six to eight million pounds - will be assessed at a further hearing.
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