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UNAT considered appeals from both Mr. Sirhan and the Commissioner-General. UNAT held that UNRWA DT exceeded its competence and erred in fact and law by rescinding the decision to terminate Mr. Sirhan on medical grounds. UNAT held that the decision to convene a Medical Board more than one month after Mr. Sirhan’s service-incurred injury in order to examine his fitness for continued service with UNRWA was reasonable. UNAT held that UNRWA DT erred in law in interpreting the Area Staff Rules as requiring UNRWA to provide injured staff members adequate time for recovery before deciding to appoint a medical board to consider that staff member’s future employment. UNAT held that UNRWA DT erred by deciding that the decision to convene a medical board less than two months after the staff member’s service-incurred injury was unlawful and that therefore the termination was unlawful. UNAT held that UNRWA DT erred in taking into account additional evidence in the form of medical certificates produced by Mr. Sirhan after the Medical Board had reported to UNRWA in order to overturn the conclusions of the Medical Board, noting that Mr. Sirhan had had the opportunity to present such evidence to the Medical Board before it reached its conclusions. UNAT held that UNRWA DT’s judgment was erroneous. UNAT dismissed Mr. Sirhan’s appeal, allowed UNRWA’s appeal, and set aside the UNRWA DT judgment. Judge Colgan dissented.