A special board established by Congress to review and raise any low-ball disability ratings the services awarded to injured or ailing members since 9-11 needs four times as many physicians as it has now to ensure timely action on a rising number of applications, says the board's top officer. Michael F. LoGrande, president of the Defense Department's Physical Disability Board of Review, said the PDBR, in its first 10 months, has received only 876 applications. It adjudicated 235 cases so far and recommended higher disability ratings for 136 veterans -- 58 percent of cases reviewed.
Congressional action to end the services' authority to assign disability ratings and put the Department of Veterans Affairs in charge can't come too soon for retired Army Lt. Col. Michael A. Parker. Parker, 45, has complained for a couple of years to lawmakers and to the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission about lax DoD oversight of the disability rating process and unfair disability decisions across the services.
...Subpart B: Disability Ratings. : The Digestive System. 4.114 - Schedule...
Donald L. Ivers had been named chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the nation's only court that interprets and applies the laws that affect veterans and their survivors. Formed by Congress in 1988, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, or CAVC, is separate from the Department of Veterans Affairs. CAVC was created as a place for veterans to appeal decisions made by the VA, including benefits and disability ratings.
... briefings on policies on disability ratings for presumptive conditions and Veterans law school...
After a three-year effort by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to improve the process, ill and injured military members still endure a long, complex and often contentious evaluation system when seeking disability ratings and compensation for service-related health conditions. The process has been made more convenient and even shortened by an average six to eight months under a pilot program jointly run by the two departments and which continues to be expanded to more military bases.
Disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs would reach veterans sooner, and with special swiftness for severely wounded veterans and their families, under legislation to upgrade the VA disability rating process unanimously passed by the House Wednesday (July 30). The Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act (HR 5892) is the first major bill that freshmen Rep. John Hall (D-N.Y) has led through the House as chairman of veterans' affairs subcommittee on disability assistance.
...Here are highlights:. Partial Disability RatingS - For veterans who suffered amputations, paralysis...
...Subpart B: Disability Ratings. : Infectious Diseases, Immune Disorders a...
...Subpart B: Disability Ratings. : The Hemic and Lymphatic Systems. 4.117...
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