VA Disability Benefits and Health Care: Providing Certain Services to the Seriously Injured Poses Challenges

Abstract

More than 10,000 U.S. military servicemembers, including members of the National Guard and Reserve, have been injured in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Those with serious physical and psychological injuries are initially treated at the Department of Defenses (DOD) major military treatment facilities (MTF). The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has made provision of services to these servicemembers a high priority. This testimony focuses on the steps VA has taken and the challenges it faces in providing services to the seriously injured and highlights findings from three recent GAO reports that addressed VAs efforts to provide services to the seriously injured. These services include vocational rehabilitation and employment (VR and E) and health care for those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 2005
Accession Number
AD1176653

Entities

People

  • Cynthia A. Bascetta
  • Irene Chu
  • Janet Overton
  • Linda Diggs
  • Lori Fritz
  • Martha A Fisher

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • National Guard
  • Rehabilitation
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Strategic Security Studies