Disability Evaluation Systems Analysis and Research, Annual Report 2016
Abstract
The Accession Medical Standards Analysis and Research Activity (AMSARA) has provided the Department of Defense (DoD) with evidence-based evaluations of accession medical standards since 1996. As part of this ongoing research activity, data are collected from each service's Disability Evaluation System (DES). The disability evaluation is administered at the service level with each branch of service responsible for the evaluation of disability in its members. Variability exists in the type of disability data available among AMSARA databases for each service as a result of service level data collection on disability evaluations. In fiscal year (FY) 2009, AMSARA's mission was expanded to include audits and studies of existing DES per the request of the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Affairs. This report describes analyses conducted in fiscal year 2016 of existing DES data collected for accessions and disability research through the end of FY 2015.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1129303
Entities
People
- Amanda L. Piccirillo
- Christine Toolin
- David N. Cowan
- Elizabeth R. Packnett
- Michael R. Boivin
Organizations
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research