Insurance carriers may argue that a claimant can return to their pre-injury employment. “Partial” disability means that the claimant can engage in some type of work. These lists become very important in Defense Base Act claims, especially when a person’s disability could possibly transition from “total” to “partial.” There are certain medical conditions and medications that will prevent deployment to CENTCOM. It is worthwhile to address that topic again. Previously, I wrote about non-deployable medical conditions and medications. Tab A is also known as the “Amplification of the Minimal Standards of Fitness for Deployment to the CENTCOM AOR.” Non-Deployable Medical Conditions: Deployment is still prohibited for individuals with medical conditions identified in Tab A to MOD FIFTEEN. This age exclusion is based on the affects of COVID-19 on an older population.īeyond that, the changes are minimal. Individuals who are 65 or older, or who may turn 65 during their contract, may not deploy. The big difference between MOD FOURTEEN (which isn’t that old) and MOD FIFTEEN is an age exclusion. The old deployment standards, MOD FOURTEEN, have been replaced by MOD FIFTEEN (also known as MOD 15). Recently, the Department of Defense updated its deployment standards to address COVID-19.

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