Standard surveillance case definitions used by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch (AFHSB) for routine surveillance and reporting. These case definitions have been designed for use with administrative healthcare data derived from the U.S. military electronic health record (EHR) and contained in the Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS) and other available datasets.
1.0 Allergy
2.0 Cardiovascular
3.0 COVID-19
COVID-19 Case Definition
4.0 Dental
5.0 Dermatology
6.0 Ear, Nose, Throast
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss; OccupationalHearing Injuries; Noise-InducedObstructive Sleep Apnea
7.0 Endocrinology
8.0 Gastroenterology
9.0 Genitourinary (New)
10.0 Gynecology (New)
11.0 Hematology
12.0 Infectious Disease (Updated)
13.0 Mental Health (Updated)
14.0 Neurology (Updated)
15.0 Oncology (Updated)
16.0 Opthamology (Updated)
17.0 Orthopedics
18.0 Pulmonology
19.0 Rheumatology
No case definitions at this time
20.0 Surgical Procedures
21.0 Miscellaneous (Updated)
C. References
List of Acronyms
DVBIC is the Defense Department’s office of responsibility for tracking TBI data in the U.S. military. On this page you’ll find annual and quarterly reports that provide data on the number of active-duty service members — anywhere U.S. forces are located — with a first-time TBI diagnosis since 2000.
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