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[CITE: 10USC1554]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
               CHAPTER 79--CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
 
Sec. 1554. Review of retirement or separation without pay for 
        physical disability
        
    (a) The Secretary concerned shall from time to time establish boards 
of review, each consisting of five commissioned officers, two of whom 
shall be selected from officers of the Army Medical Corps, officers of 
the Navy Medical Corps, Air Force officers designated as medical 
officers, or officers of the Public Health Service, as the case may be, 
to review, upon the request of an officer retired or released from 
active duty without pay for physical disability, the findings and 
decisions of the retiring board, board of medical survey, or disposition 
board in his case. A request for review must be made within 15 years 
after the date of the retirement or separation.
    (b) A board established under this section has the same powers as 
the board whose findings and decision are being reviewed. The findings 
of the board shall be sent to the Secretary concerned, who shall submit 
them to the President for approval.
    (c) A review by a board established under this section shall be 
based upon the records of the armed forces concerned and such other 
evidence as may be presented to the board. A witness may present 
evidence to the board in person or by affidavit. A person who requests a 
review under this section may appear before the board in person or by 
counsel or an accredited representative of an organization recognized by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under chapter 59 of title 38.

(Added Pub. L. 85-857, Sec. 13(v)(2), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1267; 
amended Pub. L. 87-651, title I, Sec. 110(a), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 
510; Pub. L. 101-189, div. A, title XVI, Sec. 1621(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1989, 
103 Stat. 1603.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Sections 1553 and 1554 are restated, without substantive change, to 
conform to the style adopted for title 10.


                               Amendments

    1989--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-189 substituted ``Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs'' for ``Administrator of Veterans' Affairs''.
    1962--Pub. L. 87-651 amended section generally without substantive 
change to conform to the style adopted for the revision of this title.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Jan. 1, 1959, see section 2 of Pub. L. 85-857, set 
out as a note preceding Part I of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits.

                          Transfer of Functions

    For transfer of functions of Public Health Service, see note set out 
under section 802 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 42 section 213a.
