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GAOREPORTS
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2010-08-12
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2005-10-20
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GA 1.13:GAO-06-120T
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-120T
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REPORT
GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-120T
GAO-06-120T
Claims adjudicators
Claims processing
Comparative analysis
Disability benefits
Eligibility determinations
Performance measures
Standards evaluation
Veterans benefits
Veterans disability compensation
Decision making
VA Disability Rating Schedule
Testimony
A39900
VA Disability Benefits: Routine Monitoring of Disability Decisions Could Improve Consistency
The House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial
Affairs asked GAO to discuss its work on the consistency of
disability compensation claims decisions of the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA). GAO has reported wide state-to-state
variations in average compensation payments per disabled veteran,
raising questions about decisional consistency. In 2003, GAO
designated VA's disability programs, along with other federal
disability programs, as high risk, in part because of concerns
about decisional consistency. Illustrating this issue, GAO
reported that inadequate information from VA medical centers on
joint and spine impairments contributed to inconsistent regional
office disability decisions.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-120T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-120T.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-120T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-120T.pdf
GAO-06-120T
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-120T
Testimony
GAO-06-120T; VA Disability Benefits: Routine Monitoring of Disability Decisions Could Improve Consistency;
Claims adjudicators
Claims processing
Comparative analysis
Disability benefits
Eligibility determinations
Performance measures
Standards evaluation
Veterans benefits
Veterans disability compensation
Decision making
VA Disability Rating Schedule