If a condition stops you doing the job you want are you disabled?

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Just been looking at reasons people cannot join the army ( not that I would

ever want to).... Here are some of them taken from

http://www.military.com/Recruiting/Content/0,13898,rec_step07_DQ_medical,,00.htm\

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Endocrine and metabolic disorders

The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction are an

authenticated history of:

a. Adrenal dysfunction of any degree.

b. Diabetes mellitus of any type.

c. Glycosuria. Persistent, when associated with impaired glucose tolerance or

renal tubular defects.

d. Acromegaly. Gigantism or other disorder of pituitary function.

e. Gout.

f. Hyperinsulinism.

g. Hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism.

h. Thyroid disorders.

(1) Goiter, persistent or untreated.

(2) Hypothyroidism, uncontrolled by medication.

(3) Cretinism.

(4) Hyperthyroidism.

So, if the condition stops you doing what you want and it's not medicated

properly does that make you disabled?

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