medical discharge
Unfit for service
A medical discharge is release from military service due to illness, injury, or physical or mental condition that renders someone unfit for duty.
The discharge may be honorable or otherwise, depending on circumstances.
He received a medical discharge after his back injury.
In clinical settings, medical discharge refers to a patient's formal release from a hospital or treatment facility.
- traumatic injuryHarm from external force
- combat injuryHarm from military action
- patient transferMoving person between facilities
- VA benefitsServices for former military
- chronic illnessLasting health impairment
unfit for duty · physical impairment · terminal diagnosis · degenerative disease · neurological condition · mental health evaluation · wound care · bodily fluid · mucus · cardiovascular disease
- Navy Careersnaval careers, navy personnel, enlisted ranks, naval ranks, officer corps
- VA HealthcareVA benefits, VA hospitals, veteran healthcare, veteran care, veteran benefits
- military dischargeDD-214, cashiering, drumming out, mustering out
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- military servicemilitary service, active duty, deployment, tour of duty, combat duty
- military statusactive duty, enlisted, retired, deployed, veteran
medical dischargehonorable discharge
Satisfactory military service completion
dishonorable discharge · general discharge · retirement · resignation · voluntary separation
medical dischargeactive duty
Current military employment status
retention · reenlistment · career soldier · deployment · tour of duty
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