[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR732.21]

[Page 362]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 732_NONNAVAL MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart B_Medical and Dental Care From Nonnaval Sources
 
Sec. 732.21  Medical board.

    When adjudication authorities uncover conditions which may be 
chronic or otherwise potentially disabling, they should make a 
determination (with help from appropriate clinical specialists) as to 
the need for a medical board. Chapter 18 of MANMED and Medical 
Disposition and Physical Standards Notes, available from COMNAVMEDCOM 
(MEDCOM-25), provide guidance.
    (a) Chronic conditions requiring a medical board include (but are 
not limited to):
    (1) Arthritis,
    (2) Asthma,
    (3) Diabetes,
    (4) Gout,
    (5) Heart disease,
    (6) Hypertension,
    (7) Peptic ulcer disease,
    (8) Psychiatric conditions, and
    (9) Allergic conditions requiring desensitization.
    (b) Other potentially disabling or chronic conditions may be 
referred to a medical board by the adjudication authority with the 
concurrence of an appropriate naval clinical specialist and the 
commander of the regional medical command.