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Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
The order of precedence among members of the military services.
Source of Definition:
DoD Instruction 6130.03 Volume 2 Medical Standards For Military Service Retention
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
Regulations and instructions for the DOD Components based on the CLIA regulations issued by the HHS. CLIA comparable regulations are similar to, but not necessarily identical to, HHS CLIA regulations, modified only as may be required to meet ...
Source of Definition:
DoD Instruction 6440.02: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Program (CLIP)
Related Publications:
DHA Administrative Instruction 001: DHA-AI 001
Related Glossary Terms:
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Comparable Regulations | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
The continuation on active duty or in the Ready Reserve in a limited-duty capacity of a Service member determined unfit because of disability evaluation or medical disqualification; however, the Service member is entitled to reconsideration ...
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
The final approving authority for the findings and recommendations of the physical evaluation board (PEB).
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
A board consisting of at least three medical officers or physicians (including one psychiatrist) convened to determine whether a member is competent (capable of making a rational decision regarding his or her personal and financial affairs).
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
Undebatable information that the condition existed before military service and was not aggravated by military service (i.e., evidence that cannot be misinterpreted and misunderstood). In other words, reasonable minds could only conclude that ...
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
A vehicle, vessel, or device designed primarily for military service and in use by a military service at the time of the occurrence or injury.
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
A chronological record documenting the medical care, dental care and treatment received primarily outside of a hospital (outpatient) but may contain a synopsis of any inpatient hospital care and behavioral health treatment. The chronologic ...
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
Conditions that were neither incurred nor aggravated while the active component or reserve component member was in a qualified military duty status.
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
A medical condition that is determined to be unfitting due to disability and that meets the statutory criteria of Chapter 61 of Title 10, U.S.C. for entitlement to disability retired or severance pay
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Related Glossary Terms:
Compensable Disability
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
The non-medical case manager who provides information, assistance, and case status updates to the affected Service member throughout the DES process.
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Related Glossary Terms:
Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officer | Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officer | Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officer
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
A step or degree in a graduated scale of office or military rank that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Related Glossary Terms:
Grade
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
A Disability Evaluation System (DES) process by which DOD determines whether eligible wounded, ill, or injured service members are fit for continued military service and determines appropriate benefits for service members who are separated or ...
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Related Glossary Terms:
Legacy Disability Evaluation System
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
An inquiry used to determine whether a service member incurred an injury or disease while in a duty status; whether it was aggravated by military duty; and whether incurrence or aggravation was due to the service member’s intentional ...
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Related Glossary Terms:
Line of Duty Determination | Line of Duty Determination
Glossary Term
Date of Publication:
10/1/2021
The joint DOD/Veterans Administration process by which DOD determines whether ill or injured Service members are fit for continued military service, and the DOD and VA determine appropriate benefits for Service members who are separated or ...
Source of Definition:
DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)
Related Glossary Terms:
Integrated Disability Evaluation System | Integrated Disability Evaluation System
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