| Casualty Type | | Description | Casualty Type is the determination whether a person's casualty incident was the result of hostile action.
Usage
Casualty Type is used to identify a casualty for reporting purposes as either a hostile casualty or a non-hostile casualty. This information may be provided by a DoD Military Service member's chain of command, an investigating officer, or the Casualty Manager and is updated as necessary.
Casualty Type is also used to determine a DoD Military Service member's eligibility for benefits, Pay and Allowances. | |