Tri-Service Disability Evaluation Systems Database Analysis and Research. Annual Report 2011

Abstract

Discussion/Background: Accession Medical Standards Analysis and Research Activity (AMSARA's) mission is to support the development of evidence based medical accession standards for the Department of Defense (DoD) by guiding improvement of medical and administrative databases and conducting epidemiologic and special studies. AMSARA's mission has recently expanded to include analysis and studies of existing disability tri-service evaluation system by the request of the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Affairs. The DES Annual Report (AR) includes executive summary, methods, history of medical disqualification, pre-existing conditions, accession medical waiver, and hospitalization among service members evaluated for disability, service disability evaluation databases limitations from FY 05 to FY 10, data quality and standardization recommendations, future research, and publications and presentations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 28, 2011
Accession Number
ADA558682

Entities

People

  • Amanda L. Piccirillo
  • Beverly L. Vaughn
  • Caitlin D. Blandford
  • David N. Cowan
  • David W. Niebuhr
  • Elizabeth R. Packnett
  • Janice K. Gary
  • Marlene E. Gubata

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Brain Injuries
  • Department Of Defense
  • Depression
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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