Fixed or variable orders The court may provide for fixed variations to take effect at appointed times in the future without further order. The court may also make provision for variation in payments to be considered on further application. Only the latter type of order is referred to as a variable order; in the former it is the payments, rather than the order, that vary. NOTE: the Explanatory Notes to the Ogden tables address an example of circumstances in which the fixed variations may be appropriate, namely where notional future earnings growth is to be brought into account or where residual earning capacity might be expected to change. There is no change directly relevant to the variable order. A variable order may be made where, at the time of judgment, it is established that the claimant may later suffer a further serious disease or serious deterioration (such as epilepsy or syrinx) that could be caused by the injury, or, indeed, they may enjoy a significant improvement in their physical or mental condition. The