Medical Retirement From the Military
♫ Monday, November 22nd, 2010If a member of the army is considered medically unfit to perform his activities at the job, it may be permanent medically retired. In this case, he will be eligible for permanent disability retirements benefits. This benefits will be calculated based on the number of years when he served the Army, the degree that he had and the base salary. Physical disability degree can fluctuate over the time, depending on levels of physical disability. It is important if the disability occurred while the person was in the military service and if it was aggravated by the service.
There are also monetary compensations for temporary disabilities, if the disability is not permanent. After a period of time, the person will go to a medical committee that will decide whether he can serve the military again or if the retirement must be extended. The members with permanent disabilities receive the higher benefits than the ones with temporary disabilities. If the member is disabled while he is active in the duty, he will receive a disability compensation and vocational rehabilitation in order to obtain suitable employment. If the person is totally and permanently disabled, or age of 65 or older he is qualified for a disability pension.
If the service member has a mental health problem which make him unable to fulfill his duties, he may be separated from the military service for medical issues. The review committee can recommend: return to duty (with no assignment limitations, with assignment limitations, with medically re-training), placement on military disability or retirement, separation from active duty, medical retirement. The recommendations of the medical committees are overviewed by a central medical board. If the service member does not approve to these recommendations and considers them inappropriate, he can appeal and can require a legal council to assist the board.
