14.29 Definition: "Covered Service member" for Leave to Care for a Covered Service member with a Serious Injury or Illness is an employee who is eligible to take leave from work to care for a spouse, parent, son, daughter, or next of kin who is a current service member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or Reserves, who has been injured or has developed a serious health condition while on active duty. This definition encompasses two types of Covered Service member: (1) Covered Service member with a Serious Injury or Illness; and (2) Covered Service member with a Serious Injury or Illness that is incurred in the Line of Duty. The former refers to a service member who has been diagnosed with a serious injury or illness that was incurred in the line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces, while the latter refers to a service member who has been diagnosed with a serious injury or illness that was not incurred in the line of duty on active duty in the Armed Forces.