Veterans' Benefits: Need to Update Medical Criteria Used in VA's Disability Rating Schedule : Report to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs |
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... disability benefits to about 3.8 million veterans and their survi- vors . Va ... degrees of sever- ity in the rating schedule . GAO asked physicians from ... degrees of severity ) are sufficiently current . In addition , GAO administered ...
... disability benefits to about 3.8 million veterans and their survi- vors . Va ... degrees of sever- ity in the rating schedule . GAO asked physicians from ... degrees of severity ) are sufficiently current . In addition , GAO administered ...
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... degrees of severity , and ( 2 ) many reports of medical examinations ... disability rates , GAO recommends that the VA Administrator prepare a plan ... Disability Rating Schedule.
... degrees of severity , and ( 2 ) many reports of medical examinations ... disability rates , GAO recommends that the VA Administrator prepare a plan ... Disability Rating Schedule.
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... Disability Rating Schedule Appendixes VA Disability Programs Objective , Scope , and Methodology VA Has Not Ensured ... Degrees of Disability Need to Be Quantified Figure 2.2 : Extent to Which Diagnostic Codes Are Needed for Additional ...
... Disability Rating Schedule Appendixes VA Disability Programs Objective , Scope , and Methodology VA Has Not Ensured ... Degrees of Disability Need to Be Quantified Figure 2.2 : Extent to Which Diagnostic Codes Are Needed for Additional ...
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... Disability Programs The Veterans Administration ( VA ) pays billions of ... degrees of severity ) in VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities ( hereafter ... disability ratings . VA provides monthly cash benefits to disabled veterans of the ...
... Disability Programs The Veterans Administration ( VA ) pays billions of ... degrees of severity ) in VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities ( hereafter ... disability ratings . VA provides monthly cash benefits to disabled veterans of the ...
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... degrees of medical severity . Before 1969 , the VA Disability Policy Board , which consisted of eight medical and legal specialists , was responsible for ... Disability Rating Page 13 GAO / HRD - 89-28 VA's Disability Rating Schedule.
... degrees of medical severity . Before 1969 , the VA Disability Policy Board , which consisted of eight medical and legal specialists , was responsible for ... Disability Rating Page 13 GAO / HRD - 89-28 VA's Disability Rating Schedule.
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Accounting Office accurate and uniform analogous codes assigning disability ratings based on patient's Cardiovascular System codes 13 codes with degrees College Clinical Review Convulsive Disorders Crohn's Disease current rating schedule degrees of disability degrees of severity descriptive diabetes mellitus Disabilities The degrees Disability Rating Schedule Extent Great Extent Extent Moderate Extent Extent Some Extent fiscal year 1987 GAO Questionnaire BODY Genitourinary System Hemic and Lymphatic impairment Jefferson Medical College judgment based lymphatic systems match the tests Medical College Clinical medical examination report Mental Disorders Need to Update Non-existent diagnostic codes Oral Conditions Organs of Special outdated terminology patient's self-reported Percent of Rating Questionnaire BODY SYSTEM rating boards Rating Disabilities Rating Specialist responses REASONS Little Responses to GAO reviewing the rating Schedule for Rating specific System Section test procedures provided tests required Thomas Jefferson University uniform disability ratings unverified experiences Update Medical Criteria VA Rating Specialists VA's Disability Rating Veterans Administration
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Page 8 - A schedule of ratings of reductions in earning capacity from specific injuries or combinations of injuries of a permanent nature shall be adopted and applied by the bureau.
Page 9 - ... reduction in the rate of compensation for individual success in overcoming the handicap of a permanent injury. The bureau shall from time to time readjust this schedule of ratings in accordance with actual experience.
Page 21 - Administrator prepare a plan for a comprehensive review of the rating schedule and, using the results of the review, revise medical criteria accordingly and implement a procedure for systematically reviewing the rating schedule so as to keep it up-to-date in the future.
Page 3 - VA should (1) prepare a plan for a comprehensive review of the rating schedule and, based on the results, revise medical criteria accordingly and (2) implement a procedure for systematically reviewing the rating schedule to keep it updated.
Page 9 - By using the rates set by the Office of Management and Budget and published in the FEDERAL REGISTER for...
Page 31 - The formal diagnosis is based on criteria published by the American Psychiatric Association in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
Page 28 - The Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care of Jefferson Medical College...
Page 32 - Type I (insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus" and "Type II (non-insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus.
Page 8 - Needy veterans are eligible for disability pension benefits if they are permanently and totally disabled by nonservice-connected impairments and served during a wartime period.1 The Congress legislates the amounts to be paid for disability compensation and pension benefits.
Page 21 - We requested comments on a draft of this report from VA and the Department of Defense.