Veterans' Benefits: Independent Review Could Improve Credibility of Radiation Exposure Estimates

Abstract

Some veterans, veterans' organizations, and experts we talked with do not have confidence in DOD's dose reconstruction program. They question the completeness of DOD's data and methodology and believe that DOD's involvement in estimating radiation doses from exposure to tests for which it was responsible presents a conflict of interest. However, independent studies by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine have validated the dose reconstruction process that DOD uses for deciding radiation claims.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
AD1175380

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