New Joint Disability Process for Military and VA
Ref: ArmyTimes By William H. McMichael - Staff writerPosted : Sunday Oct 21, 2007 10:57:37 EDT
The DoD will soon unveil a new, streamlined disability evaluationsystem that, in tandem with the Department of Veterans Affairs, willreplace the current cumbersome process with a single exam and singledisability rating. Veterans medically retired from service will be ableto apply for, and get, VA benefits immediately. Overall, the timespent in the system, from the point a service member is found unfit forduty until he or she begins receiving VA disability payments, will becut "by about half," said Bill Carr, undersecretary of defense formilitary personnel policy. The plan is the Pentagon's best effort tomake some fixes to the system immediately, without having to seekcongressional approval. A broader, longer-range plan unveiled by theWhite House Oct. 16, based on recent recommendations from a blue-ribboncommission, will require congressional approval and will take longer toimplement. The Pentagon's interim plan will be phased in with a pilotprogram to be launched in late Nov at three military hospitals: WalterReed Army Medical Center in Washington, ; National Naval Medical Centerin Bethesda, and Malcolm Grove Medical Center at Andrews Air ForceBase.
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The DoD will soon unveil a new, streamlined disability evaluationsystem that, in tandem with the Department of Veterans Affairs, willreplace the current cumbersome process with a single exam and singledisability rating. Veterans medically retired from service will be ableto apply for, and get, VA benefits immediately. Overall, the timespent in the system, from the point a service member is found unfit forduty until he or she begins receiving VA disability payments, will becut "by about half," said Bill Carr, undersecretary of defense formilitary personnel policy. The plan is the Pentagon's best effort tomake some fixes to the system immediately, without having to seekcongressional approval. A broader, longer-range plan unveiled by theWhite House Oct. 16, based on recent recommendations from a blue-ribboncommission, will require congressional approval and will take longer toimplement. The Pentagon's interim plan will be phased in with a pilotprogram to be launched in late Nov at three military hospitals: WalterReed Army Medical Center in Washington, ; National Naval Medical Centerin Bethesda, and Malcolm Grove Medical Center at Andrews Air ForceBase.
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