scope:

PURPOSE

This Instruction implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures under References (a) and (b) for:

Retiring or separating Service members because of physical disability.

Making administrative determinations under references (c) and (d) for Service members with Service-incurred or Service aggravated conditions.

Authorizing a fitness determination for members of the Ready Reserve who are ineligible for benefits under reference (b) because the condition is unrelated to military status and duty.

APPLICABILITY

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard when it is operating as a Military Service in the Navy), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Combatant Commands (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DoD Components"). The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Marine Corps.