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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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Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans

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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This study was supported by Contract No. V101 (93) P-2136 between the National Academy of Sciences and United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

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Suggested citation: IOM (Institute of Medicine). 2008. Improving the presumptive disability decision-making process for veterans. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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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)