Hindi Medical Report Typing for Disability Pension Claims

What an AFMSF-15 Medical Board Report Contains

The Armed Forces Medical Services Form-15, commonly called AFMSF-15, is the confidential document a medical board prepares when a serving or discharged soldier seeks a disability or invalid pension. The form captures the individual’s identification details, a structured record of clinical findings, the board’s opinion on the percentage of disability, and whether that disability is attributable to or aggravated by military service. Each section is filled in Hindi in most Indian Army units, with category codes, date stamps, and signatures from the presiding medical officer and board members. A correctly completed AFMSF-15 becomes the anchor for the entire pension claim.

From typed AFMSF-15 reports we have processed, these are the Hindi-language fields that appear most often:

Hindi Field (Devanagari)	Romanised	English Meaning
नाम	Naam	Name
सेना संख्या	Sena Sankhya	Army Number
पद	Pad	Rank
यूनिट	Unit	Unit
अक्षमता का प्रतिशत	Ashakmta ka Pratishat	Percentage of Disability
सेवा से सम्बद्धता	Seva se Sambaddhata	Attributability to Service
चिकित्सा बोर्ड की राय	Chikitsa Board ki Ray	Medical Board’s Opinion
अध्यक्ष का हस्ताक्षर	Adhyaksh ka Hastakshar	Signature of Presiding Officer

Layout features like stamps, handwritten marginal remarks, and multiple signature blocks are typical in these reports. The AI typing engine captures all of them into an editable DOCX, but dense overlays or faint carbon copies may need a quick manual review.

Why a Typed Medical Report is Needed for Disability Pension Claims

Original medical board reports are often handwritten carbon copies that fade over decades. When an ex-serviceman submits a disability pension claim to the Record Office or to the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, a clean digital copy helps the reviewing authority read medical findings without ambiguity. Pension sanctioning bodies, such as the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions), process hundreds of files and a typed report reduces the chance of clerical errors or misinterpretation of handwritten Hindi script. In claims where the Commanding Officer’s recommendation and the discharge certificate must align with the medical board’s conclusions, a typed AFMSF-15 makes cross-verification much faster. From the pension-claim documents we have seen, a typed medical report is often the difference between a file moving in weeks or getting stuck at the desk level because of illegible handwriting.

How Lekhak’s AI Typing Produces a DOCX from Hindi Medical Reports

Upload a scanned PDF or clear photo of the Hindi AFMSF-15 report and the AI typing pipeline runs optical character recognition tuned for Devanagari script, then maps each discovered text block, table cell, and header into a structured Word document. The output is a fully editable DOCX that retains the original language, no translation is applied. The typed file preserves the word-level content, the general layout, and any Hindi medical terminology as it appeared on the original. What it does not preserve with absolute fidelity are intricate ink stamps that bleed into the handwriting, stray annotations in the margin written at sharp angles, or sections where the carbon paper has transferred an illegible ghost image. In our experience with typed medical reports, the vast majority arrive as a clean, reader-ready document in under ten minutes. A quick human glance is still advisable to verify numeric fields like disability percentages and army numbers before the file goes to a pension office.

AI Typing vs Manual Typing: When Each Makes Sense

AI typing produces a DOCX in minutes for a typical Hindi medical board report and costs a fraction of what manual re-typing would demand. It works best when the original scan is sharp and the form follows a standard layout, exactly the situation with most AFMSF-15 documents that have not suffered water damage. Manual typing, whether done by the claimant or a local typist, makes sense when the report carries heavy annotations that cross multiple fields, when the carbon copy is too faint for OCR, or when a legal matter requires every marginal note to be reproduced with perfect accuracy. Lekhak’s AI typing does not attempt to interpret or translate medical opinions; it faithfully types what it reads. For the typical disability pension submission, an instant AI-typed report is more than sufficient. If the document is exceptionally degraded, a manual retype after the AI pass, which still delivers an editable base file, often proves to be the fastest hybrid approach.

The Pension Sanctioning Process and Required Documents

A disability or invalid pension claim under Ministry of Defence pension regulations, including the framework often referred to as Army Rule 13, requires several documents to move together. The AFMSF-15 medical board report establishes the percentage of disability and its causal connection with military service. The Commanding Officer forwards a separate recommendation, and the soldier’s discharge certificate confirms the date and character of release from the Indian Armed Forces. These papers reach the concerned Record Office, which raises the pension claim and transmits it to the defence accounts office for sanction. A typed Hindi medical report that is clear and complete helps each of these offices process the file without having to return it for clarification. The typed report does not replace any original document; it serves as a legible working copy that can be attached alongside the originals or used when certified true copies are sought.

Obtaining a Duplicate AFMSF-15 Medical Report

If the original medical board report is lost or has become illegible, ex-servicemen can apply for a duplicate. The first point of contact is the Records Office of the regiment or corps in which the individual last served. The application should include the discharge certificate, available personal identifiers, and the approximate date of the medical board. The Armed Forces Medical Services archive or the nearest Command Hospital may hold a copy, but the Records Office usually initiates the retrieval. Zila Sainik Boards can assist former soldiers who are unsure which Record Office holds their documents. Once the duplicate is received, it can be typed using AI typing to create a clean digital copy for the pension file, saving the veteran the effort of rewriting a multi-page carbon form by hand.

Notarisation and Attestation of Medical Reports

Some pension sanctioning authorities or civil courts may ask for a notarised copy of the typed medical report when the original AFMSF-15 cannot be produced or when a case is being heard outside the military pension system. Notarisation is a separate legal act, the typed DOCX is printed, and the claimant presents it before a notary public who verifies identity and attaches a notarial certificate. Lekhak’s AI typing delivers a plain, editable DOCX; the tool does not embed any digital certificate or seal. If the pension office or a court requires a notarised copy, that step remains the user’s responsibility and must be arranged directly with a notary. The typed report serves as the base document the notary will endorse.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does Lekhak’s AI typing take for a Hindi medical report?

Most AFMSF-15 reports are typed into a DOCX within a few minutes. Processing time depends on the scan quality and the number of pages; clear, straight scans finish fastest.

Does the typed DOCX include an English translation?

No. The AI typing service keeps the language identical to the original. If you later require an English version of the Hindi report, Lekhak’s translation service can produce a separate translated DOCX.

Can I use the typed report directly for submitting a disability pension claim?

Yes. The clean typed copy can be attached as a supporting document. The original AFMSF-15 is still needed for verification, but the typed version helps the Records Office and defence accounts read the medical findings clearly.

What if the original handwriting is very faint or has ink stains?

The AI typing engine works best with sharp scans. Faint carbon copies sometimes produce patchy output. A quick manual review of numeric fields and dates is recommended before finalising the file.

Is the typed report formatted exactly like the original AFMSF-15?

The AI pipeline reconstructs tables, headers, and text in a standard DOCX layout that mirrors the original as closely as OCR allows. Complex stamp overlays may not reproduce identically, but all readable text is captured.

Does Lekhak provide certified true copies of medical reports?

Lekhak’s instant typing output is a plain DOCX, not a certified copy. For cases requiring a certified document, certified translation or typing can be arranged on-demand, but notarisation and attestation remain separate steps the user handles with the relevant authorities.

How much does AI typing of a medical report cost?

Typing is charged at 25 credits per page. You can see the latest per-page rates on the Lekhak pricing page; free trial credits let you type a few pages without any payment.

Will the typed report show medical board signatures?

Signatures embedded in the scanned image are not typed as text; they appear as marks in the background. The AI typing extracts only the textual information printed or handwritten in the document.

Can Lekhak type reports that mix Hindi and English?

Yes. When the source AFMSF-15 contains Hindi and English entries (common for army numbers, medical categories, and dates), the DOCX preserves both scripts in their respective fields.

What happens to my confidential medical document after upload?

Lekhak processes files in a secure pipeline and does not retain the document beyond the time needed to deliver the typed output. No human reads the content during the self-serve typing flow.