When adjudication authorities uncover conditions which may be chronic or otherwise potentially disabling, they should make a determination (with help from appropriate clinical specialists) as to the need for a medical board. Chapter 18 of MANMED and Medical Disposition and Physical Standards Notes, available from COMNAVMEDCOM (MEDCOM-25), provide guidance.
(a)
Chronic conditions requiring a medical board include (but are not limited to):
(7)
Peptic ulcer disease,
(8)
Psychiatric conditions, and
(9)
Allergic conditions requiring desensitization.
(b)
Other potentially disabling or chronic conditions may be referred to a medical board by the adjudication authority with the concurrence of an appropriate naval clinical specialist and the commander of the regional medical command.