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Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans (2008)
Board on Military and Veterans Health (BMVH)

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. "10 Health and Exposure Data Infrastructure to Improve the Scientific Basis of Presumptions." Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.

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Front Matter (R1-R32)
General Summary (1-6)
Summary (7-26)
1 Introduction (27-35)
2 A Brief History of Presumptive Disability Decisions for Veterans (36-51)
3 The Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process (52-69)
4 Legislative Background on Presumptions (70-82)
5 Case Studies Summary Chapter (83-135)
6 Establishing an Evidence-Based Framework (136-149)
7 Scientific Evidence for Causation in the Population (150-174)
8 Synthesizing the Evidence for Causation (175-197)
9 Applying Population-Based Results to Individuals: From Observational Studies to Personal Compensation (198-236)
10 Health and Exposure Data Infrastructure to Improve the Scientific Basis of Presumptions (237-297)
11 Governmental Classification and Secrecy (298-308)
12 The Way Forward (309-328)
13 Recommendations (329-338)
Appendix A: Statement of the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission to the Institute of Medicine's Committee on the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process, May 31, 2006 (339-343)
Appendix B: Committee on Evaluation of the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans Open Session Meeting Agendas (344-348)
Appendix C: Glossary (349-408)
Title Page (409-409)
Appendix D: Historical Background (410-423)
Appendix E: Arguments Favoring and Opposing Presumptions (424-433)
Appendix F: Tables: Summary of Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Legislative History (434-565)
Appendix G: VA's White Paper on the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process (566-569)
Appendix H: IOM's Statements of Task and Conclusions for Agent Orange and Gulf War Reports (570-591)
Appendix I: Case Studies (592-709)
Appendix J: Causation and Statistical Causal Methods (710-719)
Appendix K: Sources of Health and Exposure Data for Veterans (720-763)
Appendix L: Additional Classification and Secrecy Information (764-773)
Appendix M: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members, Consultants, and Staff (774-781)