An individual who renders assistance to an eligible Service member to support ADL and specific services essential to the safe management of the Service member’s condition.  Also referred to as a home health aide.

Lasting or remaining without essential change; not expected to change in status, condition, or place.

An individual authorized to certify a Service member's SCAADL eligibility on the DD Form 2948 on behalf of the respective Military Service.

Treatment or services, regardless of who recommends such treatment or services or where such treatment or services are provided, that either can be rendered safely and reasonably by a person who is not medically skilled or designed mainly to help the patient with ADL.

An inquiry used to determine whether an injury or disease occurred while in a military duty status, whether it was aggravated by military duty, and whether incurrence or aggravation was due to the Service member’s intentional misconduct or willful negligence.

The most prevalent human enzyme deficiency in the world, the disorder stems from an intrinsic metabolic defect of the red blood cells. The majority of people with G6PD deficiency are unaware of their status, living out their lives with no anemia, no symptoms, and no complications. The disorder becomes recognized when an episode of acute hemolysis (rupture...

A hereditary condition, also called sickle cell anemia, that causes a type of faulty hemoglobin in red blood cells.  Some red blood cells can become hard, change shape and don’t move well through the smallest blood vessels.  This can stop or slow blood flow to parts of the body, causing less oxygen to reach these areas.  The sickle ce...

Information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, such as their name, social security number, date and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, biometric records, including any other personal information that is linked or linkable to a specified individual.

A method of surveillance used in a population to identify an unrecognized disease in individuals without signs or symptoms.

A red blood cell enzyme that catalyzes the first step in a metabolic pathway that serves as precursor for important molecules. The red blood cell is particularly dependent on G6PD for protection against oxidative stress because, unlike other cells in the body, red blood cells lack a nucleus, mitochondria, and other organelles necessary to produce the prot...

All conditions in which an individual carries the sickle hemoglobin gene mutation on only one beta globin gene. If the other beta globin gene is normal, the individual has sickle cell trait, which is not a disease and does not alter the individual’s life expectancy. Individual knowledge of carrier status is important for family planning to assist in...

A Military Department board of two or more civilian or military personnel, including at least one physician and one line officer, which determines the fitness of Service members with medical conditions to adequately perform their military duties.

Any impairment due to disease or injury, regardless of degree, that reduces or prevents an individual’s actual or presumed ability to engage in gainful employment or normal activity. The term “physical disability” includes mental disease, but not such inherent defects as behavioral disorders, adjustment disorders (except Chronic Adjustme...

Notional disability evaluation system (DES) cases are created to simulate specific situations focusing on targeted policy issues; each includes distracting information to add realistic case evaluation conditions.

The Department of Defense mechanism for determining return to duty, separation, or retirement of Service members because of disability in accordance with chapter 61 of Title 10, United States Code.