Military Disability Evaluation: Ensuring Consistent and Timely Outcomes for Reserve and Active Duty Service Members

Abstract

The House Subcommittee on Military Personnel asked GAO to discuss the results of its recent study on the Military Disability Evaluation System. In this study, GAO determined (1) how current DOD policies and guidance for disability determinations compare for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and what policies are specific to reserve component members of the military; (2) what oversight and quality control mechanisms are in place at DOD and these three services of the military to ensure consistent and timely disability decisions for active and reserve component members; and (3) how disability decisions, ratings, and processing times compare for active and reserve component members of the Army, the largest branch of the service, and what factors might explain any differences.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 2006
Accession Number
AD1157922

Entities

People

  • Anna Kelley
  • Clarita Mrena
  • Erin Godtland
  • Jason Barnosky
  • Robert E. Robertson
  • Scott Heacock

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • California
  • Congress
  • Consistency
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government

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