31 Questions
Why should members not be placed on leave or TDY outside of the local area?
The evaluee needs to be available for medical testing, to sign documents and respond promptly to recommended disposition by the MEB and AFPC.
What does a ‘4’ on a profile indicate?
The member is disqualified from worldwide service.
A competency for pay and records determination is made in conjunction with what other determination?
Worldwide duty qualification
Who can waiver the restriction for MTFs to conduct a medical board on their own medical treatment facility staff officers?
HQ AFPC/DPANM
What cases are eligible for processing under MEB directives when involuntary separation or discharge under some other directive is also pending?
Dual-action cases
Who can be voting member on a MEB?
Only physicians
Who appoints medical boards?
The MTF commander or their designee
As a minimum, the number of medical board appointees should be large enough to provide at least how many medical officer members?
Three
Are new orders required for each convening of the board?
No, there must be only one order current at each MTF
Who serves as president of the MEB?
Senior ranking active-duty member present
What are the most valuable assets that medical board members possess?
Military medical experience and exposure to a broad spectrum of military operational and support activities
Who has review and approval authority over medical board reports?
MTF commander or designee; this authority may be delegated to a senior active-duty medical corps officer in his or her staff
Is personal appearance of the evaluee required?
It is not required but may be helpful to the board.
What must the board members be able to do in order to give their professional medical opinion and recommendation on the evaluee’s qualification for military service?
Be able to relate the evaluee’s medical condition and prognoses to the military environment
What are the two most common findings from the MEB?
They are “return to duty” and “refer to PEB
What is an example of an inappropriate MEB recommendation?
Any of the following: (1) Transfer to a specialty center for “separation” or for “retirement.” The referring hospital cannot commit the receiving hospital or the Disability Evaluation System to any procedure or disposition. (2) Assignment to a different geographic area or climate. The Personnel Assignment System cannot respond to such a recommendation. This recommendation is inappropriate because, with rare exceptions, the evaluee whose medical impairment precludes duty at his or her present location is not medically qualified for worldwide service and should be referred to the PEB. (3) Refer to HQ AFPC or PEB for profile. This recommendation is inappropriate because physical profiling is a prerogative of the local medical authority. Neither HQ AFPC nor the boards and councils of the Air Force Disability System are authorized to award physical profiles. (4) Refer to HQ AFPC or PEB for retraining. Retraining into a different career field is initiated by the evaluee’s commander when medically recommended locally
Once the board has completed the proceedings, who signs the original AF Form 618 and initials all copies?
Each member of the medical board
How is the psychiatrist identified on the AF Form 618 in cases of insanity or competency?
A check mark is placed after the psychiatrist’s signature
What finding cannot be reversed by the MEB appointing authority?
Competency or sanity
When competency is affected, what terminology is used in item 23, Diagnosis and Findings, on the AF Form 618?
Competent or Not Competent
What does the evaluee acknowledge by completing parts A, and B of item 29 on the AF Form 618?
That the member has been informed of the findings and recommendations of the MEB.
Why does the PEBLO sign opposite the footnote below item 29 on the AF Form 618?
To show that the PEBLO has briefed the evaluee thoroughly on the findings, recommendation, and options.
Who reviews the case if an Airman requests an impartial review?
An impartial physician or other appropriate healthcare professional not involved in the airman’s MEB
How soon should the Airman hear back concerning an impartial review?
Within five duty days
How long does the CMA have to respond to a rebuttal?
Seven calendar days
What does the IPEB base recommendations on?
MEB report, medical NARSUM, VA C&P exams, clinical records, information in the PDS, commander’s letter, LOD determination, etc.
How many voting members are required for the IPEB?
At least three
Once the IPEB determines which condition(s) make a member unfit for service, where is the package sent?
Department of Veterans Affairs Rating Board
How long does the member have to concur/nonconcur with the IPEB?
Ten calendar days
When does the FPEB adjudication process begin?
As soon as the member nonconcurs with the IPEB findings and recommendations and elects a formal hearing.
Who has final disposition on each disability case?
Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council, acting on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force
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