So what is DD Form 2351? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 2351, DoDMERB Report of Medical Examination, March 2008, used to DoD Medical Examination Review Board (DoDMERB) Report of Medical Examination. Anything else you need follows from that.
Does it apply to your branch? Yes. The DD prefix means Department of Defense, not one service, so the same blank serves the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force and the Coast Guard under Defense jurisdiction. There is no Army version and no Navy version to search for.
Who decides this form exists? not stated owns it; not stated directs its use. If someone told you to file this, the authority traces back to those.
Is this the right edition? The current one is dated not stated, and the publisher carries it as not stated. Check that against whatever copy you already have before going further.
What the form asks for
- This section is for DoDMERB use only.
- Applicant Data. 1. Date of examination (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, no dividers).
- 2. Name (last, first, middle initial).
- 3. Social security number. Do not include dashes.
- 4. Date of birth (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 5. Age.
- 6. Sex.
- 7. Race (ethnic group/medically significant).
- 8.a. Applicant mailing address (include zip code).
- b. ROTC code, if applicable.
- 9. Status. Press space bar to mark X in first box if active duty, second box if civilian, or third box if reserve/guard.
- 10. Examiner address and facility code.
- Measurements. 11. Height (to nearest 1/4 inch). a. Standing.
- 11.b. Sitting height.
- 12. Weight (to nearest pound).
- 13. Pulse.
- 14. Blood pressure: systolic.
- Diastolic.
- 14.a. Repeat blood pressure if greater than 140/90: systolic.
- Repeat diastolic.
- Repeat pulse if greater than 99.
- 15. Audiometer. Right: 500.
- Right: 1000.
- Right: 2000.
Download the form
Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 2 pages, about 112 entry fields.
Is there a charge? No — free, all formats. Where should you open the file? In a full pdf application on your own machine. Browser-embedded viewers handle field properties unpredictably.
Where do you start? At the top. Identification first, the substance of the entry second, certification last. Why that order? Because fields lower on the page often depend on data you established in the header, and filling out of sequence produces contradictions.
Why does the edition matter so much here? Because DD forms are revised centrally. When the Department reissues one, it reissues it for all branches simultaneously, and the field layout can shift. Compare the printed date against not stated before you type anything.
Is the form its own instruction manual? Partly. The rest sits in not stated, which is also the authority where the two texts conflict.
Who receives it? The office not stated designates, subject to whatever local instruction your organization adds. What do you keep? A copy, made before the form leaves your hands.
Do you need to know which branch issued a related form? No. DD numbering is Department-wide and unified, which means the number on its own is a complete address for the document.
Do DA and DD numbers ever correspond? Never. DA numbering is Army-specific, administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Department-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Identical digits in the two systems mean two unrelated documents, which is why the prefix matters more than the number.
How often does a form like this change? Unpredictably — revision follows directive changes, altered collection requirements and updated notice language. What is the practical defence? Verifying not stated every time you download rather than trusting a saved copy.
Will your completed form be accepted? That is not a question this page can answer. What you have here is a published Department of Defense document, a description of it and instructions for filling it out. Nothing on the page is legal advice, and nothing here determines what any office does with a submission. Where do the remaining questions go? To not stated, to your servicing personnel office, or to the office named in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2351?
- DD Form 2351, DoDMERB Report of Medical Examination, March 2008
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?