All I am wanting to know is the following--Are there any medical conditions that you can acquire while with an HPSP scholarship that would cause you to lose it? (aka are they any medical conditions that if I acquired now would immediately disqualify me?) Is there a list or PDF somewhere?
LT,
Not sure if it your intention to come across as insolent, but typing in underlined red letters certainly comes across that way to me, at least. You probably need to calm the F$#k down when asking folks, all of whom both outrank you and are far more experienced than you, for advice.
You mention 'troubling symptoms' and yet claim to be in good health. The best advice you have been given thus far is to seek care for yourself. You seem resistant to that advice. Oh well. You are an adult, so good luck with that.
Yes, there are medical conditions that could terminate your HPSP scholarship and prevent your accession to active duty. But the condition itself is not disqualifying, rather it is the medical board that determines your fitness to continue on in military service.
"The Disability Evaluation System (DES) comprises of two boards, the Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) and the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB). The MEB is only authorized for duty related medical conditions that have been found to not meet medical retention standards per AR 40-501. The PEB is the only authority that can find a Soldier unfit for military service."
From AR 40-501
3–2. Application
These retention standards are for continued military service and apply to the following individuals (see chapters 4 and 5 for additional medical standards that are required for continued service in designated specialties):
a. All commissioned and warrant officers of the RA, ARNG/ARNGUS, and USAR. b. All enlisted Soldiers of the RA, ARNG/ARNGUS, and USAR.
Note. For medical conditions or physical defects predating original enlistment, the accession standards apply for enlistees’ first 6 months of AD. The member may only be separated following an evaluation by an EPSBD in accordance with AR 40–400 and AR 635–200. After 6 months, if the physical defect that predates enlistment meets retention standards, the Soldier is retained. If the pre-existing condition is disqualifying under chapter 3, then the member is to be referred to the DES (see AR 635–40, AR 635–200, and DA Pam 635–40).
c.
Students already enrolled in the HPSP and USUHS programs.
d. Enlisted Soldiers of the ARNG/ARNGUS or USAR who apply for enlistment in the RA.
e. Commissioned and warrant officers of the ARNG/ARNGUS or USAR who apply for appointment in the RA. f. Retired Soldiers recalled to AD.
g. USAR retirees who have not reached age 60 and apply for transfer to the Ready Reserves.
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3–3. Disposition
Soldiers with disqualifying conditions listed in this chapter who do not meet the required medical standards will be referred to the DES in accordance with AR 635–40 with the following caveats:
a.
USAR or ARNG/ARNGUS Soldiers not on AD, whose medical condition was not incurred or aggravated during a period of AD, inactive duty training, or while otherwise in a duty status, will be processed in accordance with AR 635–40 and pertinent command-specific guidance.
b. Soldiers pending separation in accordance with the provisions of AR 635–200, AR 600–8–24, AR 135–178, or AR 135–175 authorizing separation under other than honorable conditions who do not meet medical retention standards will be referred to a DES. In the case of enlisted Soldiers, the physical disability processing and the administrative separation processing will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of AR 635–200 or AR 135–178 and AR 635–40. In the case of commissioned or warrant officers, the physical disability processing and the administrative separation processing will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of AR 600–8–24, AR 135–175, and AR 635–40.
c. A Soldier will not be referred to the DES because of impairments that were known to exist at the time of acceptance into the Army, after appropriate waiver was obtained, that have remained essentially the same in degree of severity, and do not meet the definition of a disqualifying medical condition or physical defect as in paragraph 3–1.
d. Profiling healthcare providers who identify a Soldier with a medical condition(s) listed in this chapter should initiate a permanent profile at the time of identification, which will prompt a DES referral. Profiling healthcare providers should not defer initiating a DES referral until the Soldier is being processed for non-disability retirement. Many of the conditions listed in this chapter (for example, arthritis in para 3–23) fall below retention standards only if the condition has precluded or prevented successful performance of duty as described in paragraph 3–1.
e. The requirements for referral to the DES in accordance with AR 635–40 are incorporated in the definition of a disqualifying medical condition or physical defect as in paragraph 3–1.
(1) Stinging insect allergy of Soldiers who receive elective immunotherapy treatment have special instructions on pro- filing in DA Pam 40–502.
(2) Cancer in remission without residuals may meet retention standards while in surveillance. Oncology should make a recommendation regarding suitability for deployment for consideration in profiling. See DA Pam 40–502 for instructions on profiling.
f. For Soldiers who have previously been found unfit for duty by a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) but continued on AD or continued on active Reserve service under the provisions of AR 635–40, refer to AR 635–40 for disposition guid- ance.
g. Soldiers previously found fit for duty but who have a deployment-limiting condition may be referred to the Military Occupational Specialty Administrative Retention Review (MAR2) for a second review. (See AR 635–40.)
3–4. General policy
Possession of one or more of the disqualifying conditions listed in this chapter does not mean automatic retirement or separation from the Service. Soldiers with any medical condition, injury, or defect (individually or in combination) that meets the definition of a disqualifying medical condition or physical defect as stated in paragraph 3–1 will be referred to DES. The profiling officer and approval authority are responsible for referring Soldiers with conditions listed in this chap- ter to the DES by submitting a permanent profile with a 3 or 4 designation for conditions that have met an MRDP, annotated in e-Profile (the electronic profiling system of record).
The limitations must be assessed and described by the profiling provider as prescribed in AR 40–502 and DA Pam 40–502.
