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10 U.S.C. § 1218

Discharge or release from active duty: claims for compensation, pension, or hospitalization

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 1218, Discharge or release from active duty: claims for compensation, pension, or hospitalization, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433333
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A member of an armed force may not be discharged or released from active duty because of physical disability until he— The Secretary of a military department shall ensure that each member of a reserve component under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who is determined, after a mobilization and deployment to an area in which imminent danger pay is authorized under section 310 or 351 of title 37, to require evaluation for a physical or mental disability which could result in separation or retirement for disability under this chapter or placement on the temporary disability retired list or inactive status list under this chapter is retained on active duty during the disability evaluation process until such time as such member is—

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