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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... medical conditions resulting from disease or injury , and disa- bility ratings are made on the basis of the degree of severity of the condition . VA's disability programs are administered through 58 regional offices . Rating specialists ...
... medical conditions resulting from disease or injury , and disa- bility ratings are made on the basis of the degree of severity of the condition . VA's disability programs are administered through 58 regional offices . Rating specialists ...
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... Medical Criteria Although VA has made some revisions to the rating schedule over the years , many medical advances ... conditions that should be added to the schedule . ( See pp . 14 and 15. ) More than 50 percent of the rating specialists ...
... Medical Criteria Although VA has made some revisions to the rating schedule over the years , many medical advances ... conditions that should be added to the schedule . ( See pp . 14 and 15. ) More than 50 percent of the rating specialists ...
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... Problems Conclusions Recommendations to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs Agency Comments Appendix I : Jefferson Medical College Clinical Review of the VA Disability Rating Schedule Appendix II : GAO Questionnaire for VA Rating ...
... Problems Conclusions Recommendations to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs Agency Comments Appendix I : Jefferson Medical College Clinical Review of the VA Disability Rating Schedule Appendix II : GAO Questionnaire for VA Rating ...
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... medical findings on conditions to medical criteria ( diagnoses and descriptions of degrees of severity ) in VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities ( hereafter called the rating schedule ) . Because of the importance of the rating ...
... medical findings on conditions to medical criteria ( diagnoses and descriptions of degrees of severity ) in VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities ( hereafter called the rating schedule ) . Because of the importance of the rating ...
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... medical conditions ( diagnostic codes ) arranged by body system . Each condition is described with medical criteria that are used to deter- mine a disability rating , which is assigned according to the severity of the disease or injury ...
... medical conditions ( diagnostic codes ) arranged by body system . Each condition is described with medical criteria that are used to deter- mine a disability rating , which is assigned according to the severity of the disease or injury ...
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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.