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Modernizing and Improving the Disability and
Compensation Systems
November 8, 2007
On November 9, the Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit
outside bids to be able to award one contract to conduct two important
technical studies that will assist decisions to be made regarding the
updating of our military disability system. The studies are part of the
recommendations of the President’s Commission on Care for America’s
Returning Wounded Warriors, co-chaired by former Sen. Bob Dole and former
Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala.
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Study of Compensation Payments for Service Connected Disabilities
The Department of Veterans Affairs is commencing a study regarding
creation of a schedule for rating disabilities based upon current concepts
of medicine and disability, taking into account loss of quality of life
and loss of earnings resulting from specific injuries or combination of
injuries.
The study will examine:
* The nature of injuries and combination of injuries for which disability
compensation is payable under various disability programs of the Federal
and State governments and other countries;
* The extent to which quality of life and loss of earnings are
independently taken into account in various disability programs of the
Federal and State governments and other countries;
* The effect of an injury or combination of injuries on a veteran's loss
of earnings, such as inability to work in certain occupations, and on a
veteran's quality of life, such as activities of independent living,
recreational and community activities, and personal relationships,
including the inability to participate in favorite activities, social
problems related to disfigurement or cognitive difficulties, and the need
to spend increased amounts of time performing activities of daily living;
and
* Measurement of the effect of an injury or combination of injuries on a
veteran's psychological state, loss of physical integrity, and social
inadaptability.
The study will make recommendations concerning the following:
* The appropriate injuries or combination of injuries to include in the
schedule;
* The appropriate level of compensation for loss of quality of life;
* The appropriate standard or standards for determining whether an injury
or combination of injuries has caused a loss in a veteran's quality of
life;
* The appropriate level of compensation for loss of earnings; and
* The appropriate standard or standards for determining whether an injury
or combination of injuries has caused a veteran loss of earnings.
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Study of Transition Payments
The Department of Veterans Affairs is also commencing a study to determine
the appropriate level and duration of transition payments that should be
paid to all eligible veterans who are participating in a rehabilitation
program.
Full details about the competitive solicitation for the studies will be
available on http://www.fedbizopps.gov.
And in case you missed it…
Single Physical Examination To Simplify Disability Determinations
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense
(DoD) signed a landmark agreement this week to simplify life for service
members with medical problems as they leave the military and return to the
civilian world with the pilot of a single physical examination to be used
by both Departments. The move is another indication of progress
implementing the Dole-Shalala Commission recommendations.
The agreement, signed November 6 by Gordon Mansfield, Acting Secretary of
Veterans Affairs and Dr. David S.C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness, calls for a pilot program to begin this month to
evaluate a single physical examination that would be used by DoD to
determine the medical fitness of injured personnel to remain in uniform
and by VA for awarding disability compensation.
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