Disabled, but getting a sort of medal (5)
I believe the answer is:
lamed
'disabled' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'a sort of medal' is the wordplay.
'a sort of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'medal' anagrammed gives 'LAMED'.
'but getting' is the link.
(Other definitions for lamed that I've seen before include "With crippling injury" , "Medal (anag)" , "Crippled" .)