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UNAT considered an appeal by the Secretary-General. UNAT held that there was no nexus between the emotional distress of preparing for the exam and the impugned decision as the preparation took place prior to the decision. UNAT held that UNDT’s finding that the contradictory information received by Ms Mirkovic and the lack of responses from the Chief of the Examinations and Tests Section added to her stress and injury was not supported by the facts, noting that written confirmation of what the Chief had told her was not required in order for her to request management evaluation. UNAT held that the UNDT’s decision to award compensation was flawed in that the reasons it gave for doing so were not well-founded. UNAT held that Ms Mirkovic’s procedural rights were violated when she was told that she could not appeal the decision on her ineligibility, depriving her, at least temporarily, of the right to present her appeal to the Central Examinations Board. UNAT held that the impugned decision had no consequence for Ms Mirkovic, as she had never been eligible to sit the exam; even if she had been given the correct information, she had no chance of ever being able to sit the exam. UNAT held that any hurt experienced by Ms Mirkovic did not rise to the level of compensable damages. UNAT allowed the appeal and set aside the UNDT judgment.