Evaluation of the Disability Determination Process for Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans

Engineering National Academies of Sciences and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Health Care Services, Committee on the Review of the Department of Veterans Affairs Examinations for Traumatic Brain Injury (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

210 Seiten

2019
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-48686-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides disability compensation to veterans with a service-connected injury, and to receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a veteran must submit a claim or have a claim submitted on his or her behalf. Evaluation of the Disability Determination Process for Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans reviews the process by which the VA assesses impairments resulting from traumatic brain injury for purposes of awarding disability compensation. This report also provides recommendations for legislative or administrative action for improving the adjudication of veterans' claims seeking entitlement to compensation for all impairments arising from a traumatic brain injury.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Diagnosis and Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury
3 Disability Determination Process for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury
4 Characteristics of a High-Quality Process for Determining Disability Resulting from Traumatic Brain Injury
5 Summary and Recommendations
Appendix A: Legislation Directing the Study
Appendix B: Definitions of Traumatic Brain Injury
Appendix C: Timeline of Disability and Veterans Compensation Policy
Appendix D: DBQ Initial Evaluation of Residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury (I-TBI) Disability
Appendix E: 4.124a Schedule of Ratings - Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders
Appendix F: Case Definitions of Traumatic Brain Injury
Appendix G: MACE 2: Military Acute Concussion Evaluation
Appendix H: Fact Sheet: Coding Guidance for Traumatic Brain Injury
Appendix I: M21-1 Compensation and Pension Manual
Appendix J: Review Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Disability Benefits Questionnaire
Appendix K: Information and Instructions for Completing Notice of Disagreement (NOD)
Appendix L: Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals
Appendix M: Neck (Cervical Spine) Conditions Disability Benefits Questionnaire
Appendix N: Summary Table of U.S. Government Accountability Office Reports Relevant to Adjudication of Veterans' Disability Claims

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.05.2019
• Verlagsort: Washington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 279 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• ISBN-10: 0-309-48686-6 / 0309486866
• ISBN-13: 978-0-309-48686-6 / 9780309486866
• Zustand: Neuware