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Army medical readiness, profiles, and disability evaluation references
Distinguish medical readiness and profiles, medical fitness standards, line of duty determinations, and disability evaluation. Open the current official reference for each process.
Choose the right reference
A physical profile, a medical fitness standard, a line of duty determination, and disability evaluation answer different questions. AR 40-502 organizes medical readiness and profiling. AR 40-501 addresses medical fitness standards. AR 600-8-4 supplies the line of duty framework, while AR 635-40 addresses physical evaluation for retention, retirement, or separation. Keeping these purposes separate avoids treating one record or limitation as a prediction of another process's outcome.
Identify the process and the professional responsible for it before locating a chapter. DA PAM 40-502 and DA PAM 635-40 are connected procedural references, while training doctrine addresses a different preparation context. This hub supplies scope and source navigation only. It cannot interpret an individual profile, diagnose a condition, determine a disability rating, or replace the medical and administrative professionals applying the current official guidance.
Common questions
Which regulation covers Army profiling?
AR 40-502 covers medical readiness and physical profiling. Individual limitations require the appropriate provider and official process.
Read the publication overviewIs a line of duty determination a disability evaluation?
No. AR 600-8-4 covers line of duty determinations; AR 635-40 covers the disability evaluation framework. They have distinct purposes.
Read the publication overviewWhere is the disability evaluation policy reference?
AR 635-40 provides the policy framework, with DA PAM 635-40 as a connected procedural companion.
Read the publication overviewConnected publications
- AR 40-502 — MEDICAL READINESS
AR 40-502: individual medical readiness, readiness classification, physical profiling. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 40-501 — STANDARDS OF MEDICAL FITNESS
AR 40-501: entry medical fitness standards, retention and separation standards, duty-related medical fitness. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 600-8-4 — LINE OF DUTY POLICY, PROCEDURES, AND INVESTIGATIONS
AR 600-8-4: line of duty program, investigation process, special considerations. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - AR 635-40 — DISABILITY EVALUATION FOR RETENTION, RETIREMENT, OR SEPARATION
AR 635-40: disability evaluation system, physical evaluation, administrative retention review. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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Official publication record ↗ - DA PAM 40-502 — MEDICAL READINESS PROCEDURES
Reference for medical readiness procedures. Review the official publication for its scope and applicability.
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Official publication record ↗ - DA PAM 635-40 — PROCEDURES FOR DISABILITY EVALUATION FOR RETENTION, RETIREMENT, OR SEPARATION
Reference for procedures for disability evaluation for retention, retirement, or separation. Review the official publication for its scope and applicability.
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