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Review of the Department of Veterans Affairs Presumption Decision Process
Board On Population Health And Public Health Practice;Bruce N. Calonge;Anne N. Styka;Health And Medicine Division;Engineering, And Medicine National Academies Of Sciences;Committee To Review The Department Of Veterans Affairs Presumption Decision Process (Autor)
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Review of the Department of Veterans Affairs Presumption Decision Process - Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice;Bruce N. Calonge;Anne N. Styka;Health and Medicine Division;Engineering, and Medicine National Academies of Sciences;Committee to Review the Department of Veterans Affairs Presumption Decision Process
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides health care and other benefits to eligible veterans with physical and mental injuries or illnesses (conditions) related to their military service. When the scientific information needed to connect a veterans service or a particular military exposure with their diagnosed condition is nonexistent, impossible to obtain, or incomplete, VA may make a presumption of service connection using a formalized decision process. In 2022, VA instituted a series of changes intended to ensure the presumption decision process was more scientifically based, fair, consistent, transparent, timely, and veteran-centric. The PACT Act of 2022 called for a National Academies committee to review the VA revised process document used to identify medical conditions to evaluate for presumption status, the factors that such an evaluation entails, and the governance process for the review and approval of a presumption recommendation. This resulting report, Review of the Department of Veterans Affairs Presumption Decision Process, contains the committee findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Background and Policy Context2 Committee's Approach to Its Statement of Task3 Governance of the Presumption Decision Process4 Scientific Aspects of the Presumption Decision Process5 Synthesis of the Presumption Decision Process AssessmentAppendix A: Applicable Excerpts of Public Law 117-168Appendix B: Public Meeting AgendaAppendix C: Committee Member and Staff Biographies