BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARYF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-3035
28
DECEMBER 2018
Certified Current 2 June 2022
Personnel
PHYSICAL DISABILITY BOARD OF
REVIEW
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/MRB
Supersedes: AFI36-3035, 5 June 2017
Certified by: SAF/MR
Pages: 7
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-30, Military Entitlements,
and Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 6040.44, Physical Disability Board of Review
(PDBR). It establishes procedures for reviewing, in accordance with the guidance found at DoDI
6040.44, Enclosure 3, the disability rating(s) and/or finding(s) of fitness awarded to a military
member separated between September 11, 2001 and December 31, 2009, but found not eligible
for retirement. It applies to all former Military Department Service members, whether regular,
Reserve, or Guard, per DoDI 6040.44, with proper interest in the correction of a Service member
record.
In collaboration with the Chief of Air Force Reserve (HQ USAF/RE) and the Director of the Air
National Guard (NGB/CF), the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services
(HQ USAF/A1) develops personnel policy for Physical Disability Board of Review (PDBR).
This Air Force publication may be supplemented at the MAJCOM-level. Supplements must be
approved by the Human Resource Management Strategic Board prior to certification and
approval. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified
with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement. See AFI 33-360,
Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier
numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier
waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the Publication Office of Primary Responsibility for
non-tiered compliance items. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication
to the Office of Primary Responsibility using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of
Publication; route AF Form 847s from the field through the appropriate functional chain of
command.
