A document prepared by a competent medical authority that describes the history and severity of a service member’s medical conditions, the impact of the conditions on the service member’s duty performance, and whether or not the conditions are service connected or existed before service.

A collection of standardized questions that are used as a scoring tool for Constructed Case Reviews, Post-Process Case Review, and Medical Evaluation Board Case Review.

A body composed of Federal civilian employees or military officials to conduct case reviews using the standardized checklists provided by the DASD(HSP&O). The selector of the entities and their exact responsibilities differ in the context of each type of case review for which they are responsible.

The joint DOD-Department of Veterans Affairs 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 those service members who are separated or retired for disability.

A planned and systemic pattern of all actions necessary to provide confidence that requirements are established; products and services conform to established laws, regulations, and policy; and satisfactory performance is achieved.

A scoring mechanism, such as a checklist, that uses agreed-upon criteria, evaluation scales, and processes as a common basis for evaluating DES cases across multiple evaluators.

The mechanism to assess variances across the Military Departments wherein an independent review entity, identified by the DASD(HSP&O), will construct and administer cases to evaluate consistency of PEB decision outcomes within targeted issues. Test cases focus on targeted policy issues or health conditions that Military Departments or OSD believes sho...

A medical impairment, mental disease, or physical defect which is severe enough to interfere with the service member’s ability to adequately perform his or her duties, regardless of assignment or geographic location. A medical impairment, mental disease, or physical defect standing alone does not constitute a disability. The term includes mental dis...

An assessment of the accuracy and consistency of Medical Evaluation Board recommendations using a policy-based checklist similar to what is used for Post-Process Case Reviews.  The Defense Health Agency will report outcomes of case file reviews in accordance with the Department of Defense's guidance.

A senior medical officer, appointed by the military medical treatment facility or facility director or commander, who has detailed knowledge of standards of medical fitness and disposition of patients and disability separation processing and who is familiar with the Veterans Administration schedule for rating disabilities.

Developed test cases that are distributed to active informal Physical Evaluation Board adjudicators across all PEBs.

Pursuant to Chapter 61 of Title 10, U.S.C., these boards determine the fitness of service members with medical conditions to perform their military duties and, for members determined unfit because of duty-related conditions, their eligibility for compensation and benefits. The Physical Evaluation Board process includes both the formal and informal PEBs.

Each case in the total population has an equal probability of selection.

A board that is composed of two or more civilian or military physicians working for the Department of Defense. For service members entering the Disability Evaluation System, the Medical Evaluation Board conducts the medical evaluation on conditions that potentially affect the service member’s fitness for duty. The MEB documents the service member&rs...

Reviews that Military Departments conduct using a standardized checklist to evaluate the accuracy of Medical Evaluation Board and Physical Evaluation Board determinations against established Department of Defense evaluation criteria. The Military Departments will report outcomes of case file reviews in accordance with the DOD’s guidance.