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' is an anagram indicator.
'medal' is an anagram of 'LAMED'.
'but getting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for lamed that I've seen before include "With crippling injury" , "Medal (anag)" , "Crippled" .)