[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23322-23323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9281]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Advisory Committee 
on Disability Compensation will meet on April 23-24, 2012, at the St. 
Regis Hotel, 923 16th and K Streets NW., Washington, DC. The sessions 
will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. each day. The meeting is open 
to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on the maintenance and periodic readjustment of the VA Schedule 
for Rating Disabilities. The Committee is to assemble and review 
relevant information relating to the nature and character of 
disabilities arising from service in the Armed Forces, provide an 
ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of the rating schedule, and 
give advice on the most appropriate means of responding to the needs of 
Veterans relating to disability compensation.
    On April 23, the Committee will receive briefings on The Veterans 
Writing Project: An Alternative Approach to Helping Veterans Overcome 
Post Traumatic Stress

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Disorder Symptoms; improving VA's outreach to younger Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans; protecting Veterans 
educational benefits; developing social networks and information 
technology to reduce deaths among homeless Veterans; and improving 
pain, functioning and mental health to prevent suicidality among 
Veteran patients. On April 24, the Committee will receive briefings on 
policies on disability ratings for presumptive conditions and Veterans 
law school clinics: teaching administrative law to future attorneys. 
The Committee will also discuss possible issues to address in the 
Committee's 2012 report.
    Time will be allocated for receiving public comments at 3 p.m. on 
April 23 and at noon on April 24. Public comments will be limited to 
three minutes each. Individuals wishing to make oral statements before 
the Committee will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Individuals who speak are invited to submit 1-2 page summaries of their 
comments at the time of the meeting for inclusion in the official 
meeting record.
    The public may submit written statements for the Committee's review 
to Robert Watkins, Designated Federal Officer, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation Service, 
Regulation Staff (211D), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420; 
or email at [email protected]. Any member of the public wishing to 
attend the meeting or seeking additional information should contact Mr. 
Watkins at (202) 461-9214.

    Dated: April 12, 2012.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-9281 Filed 4-17-12; 8:45 am]
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