Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§1206a Reserve Component Members Unable to Perform Duties When Ordered to Active Duty: Disability System Processing
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 61— RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITY › § 1206a
Summary
If a reservist is called to active duty for more than 30 days but is released within 30 days because they didn't meet physical, medical, or dental standards due to a health condition they already had that was not made worse by the duty, they are treated as if their active-duty order was for 30 days or less. Any benefits under chapter 55 that the member or a dependent got before or during the active duty cannot be taken back or changed.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §1206a
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(a)A member of a reserve component who is ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days and is released from active duty within 30 days of commencing such period of active duty for a reason stated in subsection (b) shall be considered for all purposes under this chapter to have been serving under an order to active duty for a period of 30 days or less.
(b)Subsection (a) applies in the case of a member released from active duty because of a failure to meet—
(1)physical standards for retention due to a preexisting condition not aggravated during the period of active duty; or
(2)medical or dental standards for deployment due to a preexisting condition not aggravated during the period of active duty.
(c)Notwithstanding subsection (a), any benefit under chapter 55 of this title received by a member described in subsection (a) or a dependent of such member before or during the period of active duty shall not be subject to recoupment or otherwise affected.
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10 U.S.C. § 1206a
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60