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Department of Defense
- DoDI 1332.18 – Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Instruction
- DoDM 1332.18 – Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) Manual
- DoDI 1332.45 – Retention Determinations for Non-Deployable Service Members
- DoDI 6025.19 – Individual Medical Readiness (IMR) Program
- DD Form 2860 – Combat Related Special Compensation Application (not fillable)
- DoDI 1241.01 – Reserve Component LOD Regulation for Medical and Dental Care
- DTM 18-004: Disability Evaluation System (DES) Timeline Policy
Army
- AR 635-40: Primary Disability Evaluation System (DES) Regulation
- AR 40-58: Army Recovery Care Program (ARCP)
- AR 40-502: Medical Readiness
- Army: Disability Evaluation System (DES) Briefing Slides
- Army: Medical Readiness Cheat Sheet
- Army: Continuation on Active Duty (COAD) and Continuation on Active Reserve (COAR) Fact Sheet
- Army: Non-Duty Related (NDR) Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) SOP
- AD 2024-01: Army Fitness Determinations and Deployability
- Army: Line of Duty (LOD) FAQs
Navy and Marine Corps
- SECNAV M-1850.1: Department of the Navy Disability Evaluation System (DES) Manual
- SECNAVINST 1770.5: Management and Disposition of LOD Benefits for Reservists
- MILPERSMAN 1910-168: Separation by Reason of Physical Disability
- MILPERSMAN 6110-020: Physically Qualified (PQ), Not Physically Qualified (NPQ), and Everything In Between
- Navy Permanent Limited Duty (PLD) Application Template
- SECNAVCORB Policy Letter 2023-1: Formal Physical Evaluation Board (FPEB) Appeals
Air Force
- Air Force: Disability Evaluation System (DES) Fact Sheet
- DAFI36-3212: Disability Evaluation System (DES) Instruction
- Air Force: Disability Evaluation System (DES) Multidisciplinary Brief (MDB)
- Air Force: Impartial Medical Review (IMR) and Medical Board Report Rebuttal Fact Sheet and Forms
- Air Force: Impartial Medical Review and Medical Board Report Rebuttal Briefing Slides
- Air Force: Disability Separation and Retirement Date Determination Policy
- DAFMAN48-108: PEBLO Functions in the Pre-DES (IRILO) and MEB Processes