PTSD Compensation and Military Service: Progress and Promise - Softcover

National Research Council; Institute Of Medicine; Board On Behavioral, Cognitive, And Sensory Sciences; Board On Military And Veterans Health; Committee On Veterans' Compensation For Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309105528 ISBN 13: 9780309105521

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2007

Synopsis

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.

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Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309105528
• ISBN 13: 9780309105521
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 262