10 USC § 1214 - Right to full and fair hearing

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s1214"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 1214 - Right to full and fair hearing"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1214"
section_name: "Right to full and fair hearing"
chapter_number: 61
chapter_name: "RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITY"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 100; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title V, § 524(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 865.)"
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# § 1214. Right to full and fair hearing

No member of the armed forces may be retired or separated for physical disability without a full and fair hearing if the member demands it. The Secretary concerned may require submission of a statement of contention as part of the demand.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 100; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title V, § 524(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 865.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1214 | 37:283 (less 1st 17 words). | Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, § 413 (less 1st 17 words), 63 Stat. 825. |

The words “including regulations” are omitted as covered by .

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2025— substituted “if the member demands it. The Secretary concerned may require submission of a statement of contention as part of the demand.” for “if he demands it.”