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        10�U.S.C.�1173.��Enlisted�members:��discharge�for�hardship
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| | 10 U.S.C. 1173.� Enlisted members:� discharge for hardship | 
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| | Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a regular enlisted member of an armed force who has dependents may be discharged for hardship. | 
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| | Chapter 61, 10 U.S.C. | 
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| | 10 U.S.C. 1201.� Regulars and members on active duty for more than 30 days: retirement | 
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| | Upon a determination by the Secretary concerned that a member of a regular component of the armed forces entitled to basic pay, or any other member of the armed forces entitled to basic pay, or any other member of the armed forces entitled to basic pay who has been called or ordered to active duty (other than for training under section 270(b) of this title) for a period of more than 30 days, is unfit to perform the duties of his office, grade, rank, or rating because of physical disability incurred while entitled to basic pay, the Secretary may retire the member, with retired pay computed under section 1401 of this title, if the Secretary also determines that-- | 
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| | (1) based upon accepted medical principles, the disability is of a permanent nature; | 
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| | (2) the disability isn't the result of the member's intentional misconduct or willful neglect, and wasn't incurred during a period of unauthorized absence; and | 
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| | (A) the member has at least 20 years of service computed under section 1208 of this title; or | 
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| | (B) the disability is at least 30 percent under the standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the Veterans' Administration at the time of the determination; and either-- | 
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| | (i) the member has at least eight years of service computed under section 1208 of this title; | 
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| | (ii) the disability is the proximate result of performing active duty; | 
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| | (iii) the disability was incurred in line of duty in time of war or national emergency; or | 
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| | (iv) the disability was incurred in line of duty after September 14, 1978. | 
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| | 10 U.S.C. 1202.� Regulars and members on active duty for more than 30 days: temporary disability retired list | 
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| | Upon� a determination by the Secretary concerned that a member of a regular component of the armed forces entitled to basic pay, or any other member of the armed forces entitled to basic pay who has been called or ordered to active duty (other than for training under section 270(b) of this title) for a period of more than 30 days, would be qualified for retirement under section 1201 of this title but for the fact that his disability isn't determined to be of a permanent nature, the Secretary shall, if he also determines that accepted medical principles indicate that the disability may be of a permanent nature, place the member's name on the temporary disability retired list, with retired pay computed under section 1401 of this title. | 
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| | 10 U.S.C. 1203.� Regulars and members on active duty for more than 30 days: separation | 
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| | Upon a determination by the Secretary concerned that a member of a regular component of the armed forces entitled to basic pay, or any other member of the armed forces entitled to basic pay who has been called or ordered to active duty (other than for training under section 10148(a) of this title) for a period of more than 30 days, is unfit to perform the duties of his office, grade, rank, or rating because of physical disability incurred while entitled to basic pay, the member may be separated from his armed force, with severance pay computed under section 1212 of this title, if the���� Secretary also determines that -�������� | 
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| | (1) the member has less than 20 years of service computed under section 1208 of this title;�������� | 
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| | (2) the disability isn't the result of the member's intentional misconduct or willful neglect, and was not incurred������ during a period of unauthorized absence;�������� | 
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| | (3) based upon accepted medical principles, the disability is or may be of a permanent nature; and�������� | 
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| | (A) the disability is less than 30 percent under the standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the Department of Veterans Affairs at the time of the determination, and the disability was (i) the proximate result of performing active duty, (ii) incurred in line of duty in time of war or national emergency, or (iii) incurred in line of duty after September 14, 1978;���������� | 
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| | (B) the disability is less than 30 percent under the standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the Department of Veterans Affairs at the time of the determination, and the member has at least eight years of service computed under section 1208 of this title, or���������� | 
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| | (C) the disability is at least 30 percent under the standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the Department of Veterans Affairs at the time of the determination, the disability was neither (i) the proximate result of performing active duty, (ii) incurred in line of duty in time of war or national emergency, nor (iii) incurred in line of duty after September 14, 1978, and the member has less than eight years of service computed under section 1208 of this title on the date when he would otherwise be retired under section 1201 of this title or placed on the temporary disability retired list under section 1202 of this title.� However, if the member is eligible for transfer to the inactive status list under section 1209 of this title, and so elects, he���� shall be transferred to that list instead of being separated. | 
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| | 10 U.S.C. 1204.� Members on active duty for 30 days or less; disability from injury: retirement | 
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| | (1) based upon accepted medical principles, the disability is of a permanent nature; | 
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| | (2) the disability is the proximate result of performing active duty or inactive-duty training; | 
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| | (3) the disability isn't the result of the member's intentional misconduct or willful neglect, and wasn't incurred during a period of unauthorized absence; and | 
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| | (A) the member has at least 20 years of service computed under section 1208 of this title; or | 
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| | (B) the disability is at least 30 percent under the standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the Veterans' Administration at the time of the determination. | 
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| | 10 U.S.C. 1205.� Members on active duty for 30 days or less; disability from injury: temporary disability retired list | 
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| | 10 U.S.C. 1206.� Members on active duty for 30 days or less; disability from injury: separation | 
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| | Upon a determination by the Secretary concerned that a member of the armed forces not covered by section 1201, 1202, or 1203 of this title is unfit to perform the duties of his office, grade, rank, or rating because of physical disability resulting from an injury, the member may be separated from his armed force, with severance pay computed under section 1212 of this title, if the Secretary also determines that-- | 
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| | (1) the member has less than 20 years of service computed under section 1208 of this title; | 
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| | (2) the disability isn't the result of the member's intentional misconduct or willful neglect, and wasn't incurred during a period of unauthorized absence; | 
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| | (3) based upon accepted medical principles, the disability is or may be of | 
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| | a permanent nature; and | 
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| | (4) the disability is less than 30 percent under the standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the Veterans' Administration at the time of the determination, and was the proximate result of performing active duty or inactive-duty training. | 
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| | However, if the member is eligible for transfer to the inactive status list under section 1209 of this title, and so elects, he shall be transferred to that list instead of being separated. | 
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| | 10 U.S.C. 1207.� Disability from intentional misconduct or willful neglect: separation | 
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| | Each member of the armed forces who incurs a physical disability that, in the determination of the Secretary concerned, makes him unfit to perform the duties of his office, grade, rank, or rating, and that resulted from his intentional misconduct or willful neglect or was incurred during a period of unauthorized absence, shall be separated from his armed force without entitlement to any benefits under this chapter. | 
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| | (a)� For the purposes of this chapter, a member of a regular component shall be credited with the service described in clause (1) or that described in clause (2), whichever is greater: | 
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| | (1)� The service that he is considered to have for the purpose of separation, discharge, or retirement for length of service. | 
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| | (2)� The sum of-- | 
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| | (A) his active service as a member of the armed forces, a nurse, a reserve nurse after February 2, 1901, a contract surgeon, a contract dental surgeon, or an acting dental surgeon; | 
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| | (B) his active service as a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service; and | 
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| | (C) his service while participating in exercises or performing duties under sections 502, 503, 504, and 505 of title 32. | 
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| | For the purpose of clause (2)(B) of this subsection, active service as a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration includes active service as a member of the Environmental Science Services Administration and of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. | 
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| | (b)� A member of the armed forces who isn't a member of a regular component shall be credited, for the purposes of this chapter, with the number of years of service that he would count if he were computing his years of service under section 1333 of this title. | 
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| | 10 U.S.C. 1209.� Transfer to inactive status list instead of separation | 
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| | 10 U.S.C. 1210.� Members on temporary disability retired list: periodic physical examination; final determination of status | 
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| | (a)� A physical examination shall be given at least once every 18 months to each member of the armed forces whose name is on the temporary disability retired list to determine whether there has been a change in the disability for which he was temporarily retired.� He may be required to submit to those examinations while his name is carried on that list.� If a member fails to report for an examination under this subsection, after receipt of proper notification, his disability retired pay may be terminated.� However, payments to him shall be resumed if there was just cause for his failure to report.� If payments are so resumed, they may be made retroactive for not more than one year. | 
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| | (b)� The Secretary concerned shall make a final determination of the case of each member whose name is on the temporary disability retired list upon the expiration of five years after the date when the member's name was placed on that list.� If, at the time of that determination, the physical disability for which the member's name was carried on the temporary disability retired list still exists, it shall be considered to be of a permanent nature. | 
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| | (c)� If, as a result of a periodic examination under subsection (a), or upon a final determination under subsection (b), it is determined that the member's physical disability is of a permanent nature and is at least 30 percent under the standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the Veterans' Administration at the time of the determination, his name shall be removed from the temporary disability retired list and he shall be retired under section 1201 or 1204 of this title, whichever applies. | 
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