Roles

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U.S. ARMY MEDICAL COMMAND
1999 WORLDWIDE PEBLO CONFERENCE
15 JUNE 1999
Kathie Sneddon, PEBLO Martin Army Community
Hospital
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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PEBLO

• COUNSELOR
• MOTHER
• SUPERVISOR
• EDITOR
• MEDIATOR
• CHAPLAIN
• NURSE/DOCTOR
• FIRST SERGEANT
• PEST

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PEBLO

• PEBLO IS APPOINTED BY THE COMMANDER.
• RESPONSIBILE FOR COUNSELING SOLDIERS UNDERGOING
  PHYSICAL DISABILITY PROCESSING.
• ENSURES MEB PROCEEDINGS REFERRED TO THE PEB ARE
  COMPLETE, ACCURATE, AND FULLY DOCUMENTED.

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RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING MEB PACKET

• PEBLO CHECKLIST (LTC TURBAN/LTC OLIVER)
• DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
• MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED (CONSULTS,
  PHYSICAL, NARSUM, DA 3947)
• PERSONNEL DOCUMENTS
• LOD
• LES
• COMMANDERS LETTER
• OTHER DOCUMENTS

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COUNSELING SOLDIERS

• MEB PROCESS
• PEB PROCESS
• APPEALS/STATEMENTS
• PREPARING FOR OUTCOMES
• VA
• COAD
• PTSC
• ACAP

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OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• SIGNATURES
• COMPENSATION WORKSHEET
• SEPARATION NOTICES
• REVIEWING DA 199 WITH SOLDIER
• COMMAND REPORTS
• BRIEFINGS

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COUNSELING SOLDIERSEVALUATED BY MEB

• DECISIONS WITHIN PROVINCE OF ADJUDICATIVE BODIES
• MEDICALLY OR PHYSICALLY UNFIT FOR FURTHER
  MILITARY SERVICE
• DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY BECAUSE OF PHYSICAL
  DISABILITY
• A GIVEN PERCENTAGE RATING APPEARS PROPER
• LD DECISION IS FINAL

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ROLES RESPONSIBILITIES

• IT IS OKAY TO HAVE YOUR OWN INTERNAL PROCESSES
  THAT MAY DIFFER FROM HOW OTHER MTFs COMPLETE
  THEIR MEBs---JUST REMEMBER ALL REQUIREMENTS MUST
  BE COMPLETED TIMELY AND ACCURATELY!

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QUESTIONS?