TRANSSEXUAL Lynda Cash told today how she has obtained vital medical records which she believes will help win her battle for compensation.

She is set to take on the might of the military on January 13 at a Southampton employment tribunal.

The Westhoughton woman is claiming she was unfairly dismissed from her post in the Navy in 1986.

Lynda, aged 48, alleges she was never given a proper explanation when she was discharged, four years after serving as a man alongside Prince Andrew in the Falklands campaign.

She will claim sex discrimination and failure of a duty of care during the tribunal which is expected to complete its hearing within a day.

She says she has finally got her hands on clinical records to help her in her fight.

She told the BEN: "In August I signed a release statement saying that my medical documents held by the Ministry of Defence could be released to the War Pensions agency. I wrote to them in November and received my records in early December. I believe they will prove invaluable in my tribunal."

Lynda, who worked as an operating theatre technician and joined the Navy in 1971, served during the Falklands conflict treating injured service men on board HMS Invincible.

She claims she always received first class assessments before embarking on hormone treatment in 1986 prior to a sex-swap operation in 1988.

Lynda, who will represent herself during the tribunal, says she has been receiving psychological treatment for the past 12 months as she battles war flashbacks and post traumatic stress disorder.

She added: "I was told that it should last two hours but with all the information I have to present it should take longer than that.

"I feel very calm about it all at the moment and I just hope I'm able to present my case well."

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