Department of the Army AR 40–501 — Army Regulation 40–501 Standards of Medical Fitness Manual PDF

Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com (2) Hyperopia over 8.00 diopters spherical equivalent. (3) Myopia over 8 diopters spherical equivalent. (4) Refractive error corrected by orthokeratology or keratorefractive surgery. e. Contact lenses. Current complicated cases requiring contact lenses for adequate correction of vision, such as corneal scars (371) and irregular astigmatism (367.2), are disqualifying. f. Color vision (368.5). Failure to pass a color vision test is not an automatic disqualification. Although there is no standard, color vision will be tested because adequate color vision is a prerequisite for entry into many military specialties.

However, for entrance into the USMA or Army ROTC or OCS programs, the inability to distinguish and identify without confusion the color of an object, substance, material, or light that is uniformly colored a vivid red or vivid green is disqualifying. 2–14. Genitalia a. Female genitalia. (1) Current or history of abnormal uterine bleeding (626.2), including, but not limited to menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, or polymenorrhea, is disqualifying. (2) Current unexplained amenorrhea (626.0) is disqualifying. (3) Current or history of dysmenorrhea (625.3) that is incapacitating to a degree recurrently necessitating absences of more than a few hours from routine activities is disqualifying.

(4) Current or history of endometriosis (617) is disqualifying. (5) History of major abnormalities or defects of the genitalia such as change of sex (P64.5), hermaphroditism, pseudohermaphroditism, or pure gonadal dysgenesis (752.7) or dysfunctional residuals from surgical correction of these conditions is disqualifying. (6) Current or history of ovarian cysts (620.2), when persistent or symptomatic is disqualifying. (7) Current pelvic inflammatory disease (614), or history of recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease, is disqualifying. Current or history of chronic pelvic pain or unspecified symptoms associated with female genital organs (625.9) is disqualifying.

(8) Current pregnancy (V22) is disqualifying until 6 months after the end of the pregnancy. (9) Uterus, congenital absence of (752.3), or enlargement due to any cause (621.2) is disqualifying. (10) Current or history of genital infection or ulceration, including but not limited to herpes genitalis (054.11) or condyloma acuminatum (078.11), if of sufficient severity to require frequent intervention or to interfere with normal function, is disqualifying.

( 1 1 ) C u r r e n t a b n o r m a l g y n e c o l o g i c c y t o l o g y , i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o u n s p e c i f i e d a b n o r m a l i t i e s o f t h e Papanicolaou smear of the cervix (Pap smear) (795) excluding Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) (079.4) or confirmed Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (LGSIL) (622.9), is disqualifying. For the purposes of this regulation, confirmation is by colposcopy or repeat cytology. b. Male genitalia. (1) Current absence of one or both testicles, either congenital (752.89) or undescended (752.51) is disqualifying.

(2) Current epispadias (752.62) or hypospadias (752.61), when accompanied by evidence of urinary tract infection, urethral stricture, or voiding dysfunction, is disqualifying. (3) Current enlargement or mass of testicle or epididymis (608.9) is disqualifying. (4) Current orchitis (604) or epididymitis (604.90) is disqualifying. (5) History of penis amputation (878.0) is disqualifying.

(6) Current or history of genital infection or ulceration, including, but not limited to herpes genitalis (054.13) and condyloma acuminatum (078.11), if of sufficient severity to require frequent intervention or to interfere with normal function, is disqualifying (7) Current acute prostatitis (601.0) or chronic prostatitis (601.1) is disqualifying. (8) Current hydrocele (603.0), if large or symptomatic, is disqualifying.. Left varicocele (456.4), if symptomatic, or associated with testicular atrophy, or vericocele larger than the testis is disqualifying. Any right varicocele (456.4) is disqualifying. c.

Current or history of chronic scrotal pain or unspecified symptoms associated with male genital organs (608.9) are disqualifying. d. History of major abnormalities or defects of the genitalia, such as a change of sex (P64.5), hermaphroditism, pseudohermaphroditism, or pure gonadal dysgenesis (752.7) or dysfunctional residuals from surgical correction of these conditions is disqualifying. 2–15. Urinary system a. Current cystitis (595), or history of chronic or recurrent cystitis is disqualifying. b. Current urethritis (597.80), or history of chronic or recurrent urethritis is disqualifying. c.

History of enuresis (788.30) or incontinence of urine after 13th birthday is disqualifying (See also para 2–29.) 10 AR 40–501 • 14 December 2007