### Question
What does covered individual mean?


### Answer
**Covered individual** has the following meaning in *14 U.S.C. § 427*:

> any member of the Coast Guard who has been determined by a Physical Evaluation Board, pursuant to a physical evaluation by that board, to be fit for duty

#### Citation:
  - *14 U.S.C. § 427*
  - Heading: **PART I-REGULAR COAST GUARD > CHAPTER 11-PERSONNEL > GENERAL PROVISIONS**

