what medical conditions disqualify military service?
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['Abdominal Organs and Gastrointestinal System.', 'Blood and BloodForming Tissue Diseases.', 'Body Build Deficiency.', 'Advanced Dental Diseases.', 'Ears and Hearing Loss.', 'Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders.', 'Loss of Function in Upper Extremities.', 'Loss of Function in Lower Extremities.']
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['Military members who died while on active duty.', 'Veterans who served in the active military, naval, or air service and were discharged or released from that service by means of an “honorable” or “under honorable conditions" discharge.']
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['Mental Retardation.', 'Hearing Impairments.', 'Orthopedic Impairments.', 'Visual Impairments including Blindness.', 'Deaf-Blindness.', 'Deafness.', 'Various Health Impairments (Sickle-cell anemia, TB, etc.)', 'Autism Spectrum Disorders.']
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Essentially any chronic condition which significantly limits a bodily function is going to qualify, and cognitive thinking and concentration are bodily functions. In most cases, chronic stress and anxiety disorders are covered by the ADA.
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Future Implications. The Army may not pull your medical records after MEPS if you do not have a prior history of medical problems or irregular test results. However, if you end up ill or injured after enlistment, the Army can pull your records to search for a pre-existing condition.
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['physical disabilities.', 'disabling illnesses, such as multiple sclerosis.', 'autism.', 'post-traumatic stress disorder or other mental conditions.', 'dementia.']
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['Any active duty member of the Armed Forces (except those members serving on active duty for training only).', 'Any Veteran who is retired from active military service with the Armed Forces.']
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US Army soldiers diagnosed with type 1 diabetes were previously considered unfit for duty. For highly motivated soldiers, current advanced technologies allow the possibility of not only retention on active duty, but military deployment.
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According to the DOD's medical standards for enlistment, last updated in 2018, ADHD is considered a disqualifying condition if an applicant: Was prescribed medication to treat ADHD in the last two years. Was recommended or prescribed an IEP or 504 Plan, or work accommodations after age 14.
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Conditions such as limb amputations, back impairments, muscular dystrophy, blindness, and deafness are a few examples of physical disabilities that can significantly impact activities of daily living, such as communication, work tolerance, self-care, and mobility.
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PAH and PH patients often find their daily activities limited by their condition. When these limitations are severe enough, patients may be considered disabled under Social Security criteria.
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Flat feet is no longer a disqualifying condition for military enlistment, provided that the enlistee does not show symptomatic flat feet. In short, this essentially means that if you are showing detrimental symptoms, you could be barred from enlisting in the military.
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Veterans Benefits For Dummies Military medical retirement is intended to compensate for a military career cut short because of disability. Typically, a medical retirement is issued when a medical condition is severe enough to interfere with the proper performance of your military duties.
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['Amyloidosis (buildup of abnormal proteins in your organs)', 'Dehydration.', 'Hepatitis B.', 'Hepatitis C.', 'HIV/AIDS.', 'Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)', 'Multiple myeloma.']
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When a service member is unable to continue serving in the military as a result of disabilities, they are either separated from service with a disability severance payment or medically retired. The difference between separation and retirement has life long consequences.
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Color blindness will not make you ineligible to join the U.S. armed forces. But it will make you ineligible for some military occupational specialties, and for good reason. Prospective recruits generally take one or more of three color vision tests when they arrive at a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS).
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Classification. Medical ailments associated with service in the 1990–1991 Gulf War have been recognized by both the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.