Physical Reclassification Retirement and Retirement Benefits for Officers - TM 12-245 War Department Technical Manual

1. Applicability, a. Physical reclaasifig atlOX of an officer is a medical and personnel administrative procedure performed for the War Department as. stated in Part I.

b. Pet.inement of an-O ffiaer is an action prescribed by statutes set forth in Part II.

c. Other admini strati Ye action subsequent to a Eetiring oard meeting is contained. in Part III.

d-# This manual is applicable to all commissioned officers of the Army ineluding female commissioned officers, Army nurses, dietitians, physical therapists, varrant officers and flight officers.

2. Purpose. P or a lon g tiTne. there, ha s beena aejg pf dures in retir ing or.

J Daleasi3re Q& f ° r, Physical incapabilities ]rTrecognition of this nroblem an initial.° P..

delays and "red tape" in retirement procedures and substitute a simplified and standardized working'’ procedure throughout the Army.

3. Improvement of Procedures. The basic approach has been to improve all related procedures at all levels in the War Department by; a. Provision of complete instructions for administrative actions within one technical manual.

b. Elimination of unnecessary forms, reviews, signatures, approvals, and handling of documents.

c. Protection of the best interest of the officer whose incapacity is being inquired into and those of the Army.

d. Request being made for clinical records and records from The Adjutant General necessary as soon as a uard officer anticipates that an officer patient may be physically classified as permanent limited service or that he nay appear before an Army Retiring Board or an Army Nurse Corps Retiring Board.

e. Provision for necessary detailed instructions, illustrations, and forms for preparing prescribed records for the first time.

4. Personnel to Administer Procedure. Well trained and qualified personnel should be selected for the retiring boards and to act as medical witnesses. Where justified, full time personnel should be considered by appointive authorities.

5. Morale of Officer Patients in Hospital. The speed of operations under these standard procedures will improve the morale of patients by eliminating unwarranted delays. More complete information for answering questions of officer patients is made available.

Contents
Part I: Procedure Preliminary to Army Retiring Board Action, IncludingChapter 1: GeneralChapter 2: Requesting Records Necessary for Appearance of anChapter 3: Physical Reclassification of an OfficerPart Ii: the Army Retiring- BoardChapter 4: Legal Background for Retiring BoardsSection 1: General
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