DD-214 Separation Program Designator
SPD Code JFV
Condition, Not a Disability
Grounded meaning (1)
Every grounded usage appears below with none picked as the answer. Meanings differ by the service that issued the form and, for some codes, by era. Compare the narrative phrase with the words printed on your own form.
Army
Period not established · Grounded in public official records
Discharge for a designated physical or mental condition that interferes with duty but does not rise to a disability, for example chronic conditions that do not qualify for disability processing.
The current AR 635-200 (30 June 2025) covers other designated physical or mental conditions at paragraph 5-14; older DD-214s cite 5-17.
On the form
- Narrative reasonCondition, Not a Disability
- Authority stated in the recordsAR 635-200, Chapter 5-17
Public records behind this usage
- Army DRB · 2013Read the record
- Army DRB · 2018Read the record
Authorities and pairings vary by service and era; the citations on your own form govern. Block numbers vary by form printing: this code prints at block 28 on the current Certificate of Uniformed Service and at block 26 on the supported older Army layout. The DD-214 worksheet matches your copy.
DoD does not release the consolidated SPD list publicly, so this entry is grounded only in the public official records listed above, each stating the code together with its meaning.
This page decodes the code; it is not benefits, legal, or reenlistment advice. If the entry on your form looks wrong, the services' Discharge Review Boards and Boards for Correction of Military Records exist to correct records. Benefits questions start at the Department of Veterans Affairs.