Physical Evaluation Board
Encyclopedia
The Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) is a board within the United States Department of the Navy
that makes fact finding decisions when members of the United States Navy
or the United States Marine Corps
challenge a discharge on the grounds of physical disability
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10 U.S.C
§ 1214 provides that "No member of the armed forces may be retired or separated for physical disability without a full and fair hearing if he demands it." The Physical Evaluation Board was created by the United States Secretary of the Navy
in order to provide a forum in which a member about to be retired or separated for physical disability can achieve the "full and fair hearing" required by law. Its procedures are set out in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 1850.4E (Disability Evaluation Manual). The Board consists of experts who make findings as to the nature, cause, degree of severity, and probable permanency of the disability concerning the service member referred to the board. The Board then weighs these fact findings against the physical requirements of the service member's particular office, grade, rank or rating and then issues a final decision as to whether the individual should be retained in the service, or retired or separated on grounds of physical disability.
The PEB is a member of the Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards
and is overseen by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
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United States Department of the Navy
The Department of the Navy of the United States of America was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy and, from 1834 onwards, for the United States Marine Corps, and when directed by the President, of the...
that makes fact finding decisions when members of the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
or the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
challenge a discharge on the grounds of physical disability
Physical disability
A physical disability is any impairment which limits the physical function of one or more limbs or fine or gross motor ability. Other physical disabilities include impairments which limit other facets of daily living, such as respiratory disorders and epilepsy....
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10 U.S.C
United States Code
The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...
§ 1214 provides that "No member of the armed forces may be retired or separated for physical disability without a full and fair hearing if he demands it." The Physical Evaluation Board was created by the United States Secretary of the Navy
United States Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Navy of the United States of America is the head of the Department of the Navy, a component organization of the Department of Defense...
in order to provide a forum in which a member about to be retired or separated for physical disability can achieve the "full and fair hearing" required by law. Its procedures are set out in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 1850.4E (Disability Evaluation Manual). The Board consists of experts who make findings as to the nature, cause, degree of severity, and probable permanency of the disability concerning the service member referred to the board. The Board then weighs these fact findings against the physical requirements of the service member's particular office, grade, rank or rating and then issues a final decision as to whether the individual should be retained in the service, or retired or separated on grounds of physical disability.
The PEB is a member of the Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards
Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards
The Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards is an organization within the United States Department of the Navy that reviews cases, conducts hearings, and renders decisions on behalf of the United States Secretary of the Navy...
and is overseen by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Navy...
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