Likes such as diabetes, arterial hypertension, HIV virus and obesity, among the active members of the Army, Air Force and Navy, will be the cause of change of weapon or service, and not with retirement due to disability, at the request of a medical council.
In accordance with the new provisions made to the Law of the Social Security Institute for the Mexican Armed Forces, a list with 20 conditions, which by producing functional disorders of less than 20 percent merit that action is announced.
In a decree published on Tuesday in the Official Gazette of the Federation, the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) announced the decree by which various provisions of this legislation are reinforced, add and repealed, which will enter into force the next day the next dayof its dissemination.
Among the diseases mentioned include irreparable organic or functional alterations that cause the central vision in each eye, even after correcting the refraction vices, reach at most 20/40;and the detachment of the treated retina, when in the opinion of the doctor limits physical activity.
Also hearing loss, allergic alterations, uncomplicated arterial hypertension, obesity with a body mass index between 28 to 29.9;Type 2 diabetes mellitus without chronic complication.
Permanent anatomical or functional loss or deformations of partial or incomplete loss of two or more fingers of one hand, of distal phalanx of one or both thumbs and the infection by the human immunodeficiency virus confirmed with supplementary tests, whose control and control andMedical treatment limits the performance of service acts.
The permanent, anatomical or functional alterations, of the various devices and systems, which decrease the functional capacity of the individual between 10 and 20 percent and that have not been included in this category.
In all cases in which it is medically possible, medical control and treatment should be adjusted to the specific activities of the military, without affecting the service and without any discrimination.
In addition, section IV of article 24 is reformed, which indicates that it is incapacitated in acts outside the service and numeral 83 of the first category of article 226 to remain in the following way:
“Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, manifested by seropositivity to antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus, confirmed with supplementary tests plus infections by opportunistic germs and/or malignant neoplasms that imply the loss of functionality for the performance of the acts of the acts ofservice".