Welcome to the Wounded Warrior Resource Center Web site
The Wounded Warrior Resource Center Web site (WWRC) is a Department of Defense Web site which provides wounded Service Members, their families, and caregivers with information they need on military facilities, health care services, and benefits. It supports access to the Wounded Warrior Resource Call Center and trained specialists who are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone at 1-800-342-9647 or by e-mail at wwrc@militaryonesource.com.
DoD Disability Evaluation System
Information about review boards, being found fit for duty and how decisions about medical conditions and disability are made across the military services.
Information is in alphabetical order
- Air Force Instruction 36-2910 - Line of Duty (Misconduct) Determination Governs Line of Duty (LOD) determination for Air Force personnel. LOD determinations impact eligibility for disability retirement/severance pay and other benefits. Document is in .pdf format.
- Air Force Instruction 36-3209 - Separation & Retirement Procedures for Air National Guard & Air Force Reserve Members Establishes procedures for administrative separation or discharge of Air National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve members. Document is in .pdf format.
- Air Force Instruction 36-3212 - Physical Evaluation for Retention, Retirement & Separation Describes how to retire or discharge Air Force members who are unfit to do their military duties because of physical disability and outlines procedures for examining and discharging or retiring members from the temporary disability retired list (TDRL). Document is in .pdf format.
- Air Force Instruction 48-123, Volume 4 - Medical Examinations & Standards, Special Standards & Requirements Establishes medical standards for Air Force examinations and prescribes procedures for retiring, discharging, or retaining members who, because of physical disability, are unfit to perform their duties. Document is in .pdf format.
- Army Regulation 40-400 - Patient Administration Prescribes policies and mandated tasks governing the management and administration of patients, including physical disability processing. Document is in .pdf format.
- Army Regulation 40-501 - Standards of Medical Fitness Provides information on medical fitness standards for induction, enlistment, appointment, retention and related policies and procedures. Document is in .pdf format.
- Army Regulation 600-60 - Physical Performance Evaluation System Provides information on the physical performance evaluation system, which evaluates whether soldiers can perform satisfactorily in their primary occupational specialty in a worldwide field environment. Document is in .pdf format.
- Army Regulation 635-40 - Physical Evaluation for Retention, Retirement or Separation Governs the evaluation for physical fitness of soldiers who may be unfit to perform military duties because of physical disability. Document is in .pdf format.
- DoD & VA - Preliminary Observations Describes highlights from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of the DoD/VA Physical Disability Evaluation System Pilot project. Displays the major differences between the current and piloted military disability evaluation processes. Document is in .pdf format.
- DoD Directive 1332.18 - Separation or Retirement for Physical Disability Defines and authorizes the Disability Evaluation System (DES). Document is in .pdf format.
- DoD Instruction 1332.39 - Application of the Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) Implements policy, assigns responsibilities and prescribes procedures for rating disabilities of service members determined to be physically unfit and who are eligible for disability separation or retirement. Document is in .pdf format.
- Handbook for Injured Service Members & Their Families Overview of resources and issues including disability evaluation and rating systems, compensation, health care, education and employment benefits. Document is in .pdf format.
- Legal Services - Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) & Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) Legal counsel, information and advocacy for Army soldiers during the MEB and PEB processes.
- Legal Services - Pilot Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES) Legal counsel to assist soldiers throughout the DoD/VA PDES Pilot process at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda and Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base.
- MyArmyBenefits - Wounded Warrior Disability Income Calculator Personalized disability income calculator estimates the disability-related income due to combat and combat-related injuries. Requires valid Wounded Warrior-provided passcode and active Army Knowledge Online (AKO) account.
- Reserve Components Teaching Tool Provides information on transitional medical benefits, the incapacitation pay program, active duty medical extension (ADME), medical retention procession (MPR), and the community-based health care initiative (CBHCI) for Army Reservists and National Guardsmen.
WWRC Call Center 1-800-342-9647
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