By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Jul 20, 2007 5:59:36 EDT
The Defense Department is proposing a joint disability rating system that would give seriously injured troops one physical exam and one review board while still on active duty — an effort to unify and shorten the current process some troops must endure with both the military and Veterans Affairs Department.
If successful, said Bill Carr, deputy undersecretary for military personnel policy, “we will have cured many of the major maladies of the system.”
Carr also announced during a hearing of the Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission in Washington on Thursday that the Pentagon will soon launch a pilot medical evaluation program in the Washington area. The idea, Carr said, is to adopt a mindset along the lines of, “Let’s create a new disability system.”
More at http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/07/military_disability_070719w/
