A pre-retirement/separation medical examination is not required for NOAA Corps officers. However, it is strongly recommended. The retirement/separation medical examination is performed solely for your benefit to assist with future claims you may make with the Department of Veterans Affairs. A complete medical examination is recommended within 12 months preceding retirement. A minimum of 60 days and a maximum of six months is recommended preceding separation date. It is also recommended that you schedule your medical examination immediately in order to meet the deadlines.
The medical examination shall follow the same requirements of an annual or 5 year periodic examination. The following forms must be completed and submitted to the Commissioned Personnel Center's Medical Administration Branch along with the results of the following studies:
- Report of Medical Examination (DD FORM 2808, Jan 2003)
- Report of Medical History (DD FORM 2807-1, Oct 2003)
- Active Duty/Reserve Forces Dental Examination (DD FORM 2813, MAR 2003)
Laboratory Studies
- Hematocrit or Hemoglobin
- Lipid panel to include total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, VLDL :( For males age 35 and older and females age 40 and older done only every 5 years for low risk persons; For males up to age 34 and females up to age 39: every 3 years for high risk persons with history of diabetes mellitus, family history of heart disease: hyperlipidemia, or multiple coronary heart disease risk factors before age 50 (male relatives) and age 60 (female relatives)
- Fasting Glucose: (recommended if history of hypertension or hyperlipidemia)
- Complete Urinalysis
- PAP smear/pelvic exam and breast exam every 3 years (not required for women with a history of a total hysterectomy)
Diagnostic Studies
- Tuberculin Skin Test (TB) (unless contraindicated) or QuantiFeron test - recommended annually
- Colorectal Cancer Screening: beginning at age 50 for males and females includes:
Fecal Occult Blood Test - FOBT x3 or annual Flexible sigmoidoscopy)
Double-Contrast barium enema (every 5 years) or
Colonoscopy (every 10 years)
- Prostate Screening: Males beginning at age 45 and every 2 years ONLY if risk factors have been identified by health care provider. All others begin initial screening at age 50 (Frequency determined by health care provider based on risk )
- Audiogram
- Screening Mammogram - beginning at age 40 for females and every two years thereafter
- Ocular Examination - to include: gross visual acuity (Uncorrected visual acuity must test 20/20 or better in each eye)
- Eye Refraction: recommended only if uncorrected vision is worse than 20/20 in either eye
- Tonometry/Intra-ocular tension - performed with all eye refractions
- Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, Body Frame Size, Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Dental Examination: At least a Type III exam
