PTSD compensation and military service / Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Board on Military and Veterans Health, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Veterans Affairs.

United States.

Post-traumatic stress disorder--United States.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Disabled veterans--Mental health--United States.

Disabled veterans.

Disabled veterans--Pensions--United States--Evaluation.

Military pensions--United States--Evaluation.

Military pensions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The scars of war take many forms: the limb lost, the illness brought on by a battlefield exposure, and, for some, the psychological toll of encountering an extremely traumatic event. PTSD Compensation and Military Service presents a thorough assessment of how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs evaluates veterans with possible posttraumatic stress disorder and determines the level of disability support to which they are entitled. The book presents a history of mental health disability compensation of military personnel and reviews the current compensation and pension examination procedure and disability determination methodology. It offers a number of recommendations for changes that would improve the fairness, consistency, and scientific foundation of this vital program. This book will be of interest and importance to policy makers, veterans affairs groups, the armed forces, health care organizations, and veterans themselves.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Reviewers

Acknowledgments

Contents

Summary

1 Introduction

2 Background-Disability Compensation

3 Background-PTSD and Impairment

4 The PTSD Compensation and Pension Examination

5 The Evaluation of PTSD Disability Claims

6 Other PTSD Compensation Issues

7 General Observations

APPENDIXES

Appendix A: Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas

Appendix B: Federal Regulations Related to VA Compensation of PTSD and Other Mental Disorders

Appendix C: Automated Medical Information Exchange (AMIE) Worksheets for Initial and Review Examinations for PTSD

Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations

Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members, Consultants, and Staff.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610941414

9780309134026

0309134021

9781280941412

1280941413

9780309105538

0309105536

OCLC:

165253980