REVISED SECNAV GUIDANCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION FOR CONDITIONS NOT AMOUNTING TO A DISABILITY:
UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 311958Z OCT 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 267/18 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// SUBJ/REVISED SECNAV GUIDANCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION FOR CONDITIONS NOT AMOUNTING TO A DISABILITY// REF/A/MEMO/ASN(M&RA)/11SEP18// REF/B/DOC/USD(P&R)/5AUG14// REF/C/DOC/USD(P&R)/27JAN14// REF/D/DOC/USD(P&R)/11MAY18// NARR/REF A IS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS) MEMO. REF B IS DODI 1332.18, DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM (DES). REF C IS DODI 1332.14, ENLISTED ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS. REF D IS DODI 1332.30, COMMISSIONED OFFICER ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS.// RMKS/1. In line with reference (a), this NAVADMIN announces revised administrative separation (ADSEP) guidance for service members with conditions that interfere with the performance of duty, but are not specifically listed as compensable under the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD), also known as Conditions Not Amounting to a Disability (CnD). 2. Effective immediately, service members with conditions that interfere with the performance of duty that are specifically listed as compensable under the VASRD may be referred to the Disability Evaluation System (DES). Service members with conditions that interfere with the performance of duty, but are not specifically listed as compensable under the VASRD, may be eligible for ADSEP for CnD as outlined in references (b) and (c). In situations where the member has both types of conditions, referral to the DES is required in line with reference (b). See reference (d) for officer separations. 3. CnD is not appropriate, nor should it be pursued when ADSEP is warranted on the basis of unsatisfactory performance or misconduct. Separation of a service member for a condition for which the member has been found fit for continued naval service by a physical evaluation board is not authorized, unless the ADSEP is approved by the Secretary of Defense. ADSEP processing will not be initiated until the service member is notified in writing that the condition does not qualify as a disability. Prior to involuntary separation, the notification procedure in reference (b), enclosure (5), section 2, will be used. Documentation must include evidence that the service member is unable to function effectively because of a CnD. 4. Medical officer recommendations for CnD ADSEP must be endorsed by a Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) appointed Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) Convening Authority (CA) prior to delivery to the cognizant command. MEB CAs will provide a separation recommendation to the command within five business days for cases not requiring Flag Medical Department Officer review. This review will include the appropriate International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) code. 5. A Flag Medical Department Officer review is required if the member has one or more of the following: Personality Disorder as the basis for CnD administrative separation, greater than four years of service, deployed to an imminent danger pay area in the last 24 months, or ever completed, or is flagged to complete, a Post- Deployment Health Assessment. MEB CAs will forward the separation recommendation to the Commander of Navy Medicine East or West for endorsement, as appropriate. For members of the U.S. Navy assigned to a U.S. Marine Corps command, MEB CAs will forward the separation recommendation to the Medical Officer/Director of Health Services of the Marine Corps. Cognizant Flag officers shall endorse and make recommendations on the MEB CA separation recommendation within five business days of receipt. MEB CAs will provide a separation recommendation to the cognizant command within a total of 10 business days for cases requiring a Flag Medical Department Officer review. 6. Use guidance below to determine the appropriate Separation Authority (SA): a. Commanding Officer, Navy Recruit Training Command serves as SA for recruit personnel. This CnD policy applies to all administrative separation actions for conditions not amounting to a disability, including entry level separation members who have served less than 180 days. b. For all enlisted cases where members are diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, the SA is the Chief of Naval Personnel (CHNAVPERS), or higher authority. For such cases, see MILPERSMAN 1910-702, (General Guidance for Separation Authorities) for guidance regarding required screening for service members. c. The first Flag officer in the chain of command is the SA for all enlisted service members who have not been diagnosed with PTSD or TBI. d. For all commissioned officers, the SA is the Secretary of the Navy delegated down to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs). The Show Cause Authority is the CHNAVPERS. 7. MILPERSMAN Article 1900-120 (Separation by Reason of Convenience of the Government-Medical Conditions Not Amounting to a Disability) will be promulgated to reflect requirements outlined in reference (a). Upon release of MILPERSMAN Article 1900-120, MILPERSMAN Article 1910-120 (Separation by Reason of Convenience of the Government-Physical or Mental Conditions) and MILPERSMAN Article 1910-122 (Separation by Reason of Convenience of the Government- Personality Disorder) will be cancelled. 8. Points of contact (POCs) are Enlisted Performance and Separations, PERS- 832 at pers832adseps@navy.mil, Officer Performance and Separations, PERS- 834 at pers-834@navy.mil, and Reserve Enlisted Status, PERS-913 at PERS- 913_midlant@navy.mil, pers-913_northwest@navy.mil, PERS- 913_southeast@navy.mil, or PERS-913_southwest@navy.mil. POCs may be reached by phone through the MyNavy Career Center at (833) 330-MNCC. 9. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//