United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-03-05 monographic deposited born digital 15 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-589T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-589T P0b002ee18037cbbb f:d07589t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-589T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-589T GAO-07-589T Health care facilities Health care services Interagency relations Medical care evaluation Mental health Mental health care services Military pay Military personnel Post-traumatic stress disorders Veterans Veterans benefits Veterans' medical care DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom Testimony A66453 As of March 1, 2007, over 24,000 servicemembers have been wounded in action since the onset of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), according to the Department of Defense (DOD). GAO work has shown that servicemembers injured in combat face an array of significant medical and financial challenges as they begin their recovery process in the health care systems of DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). GAO was asked to discuss concerns regarding DOD and VA efforts to provide medical care and rehabilitative services for servicemembers who have been injured during OEF and OIF. This testimony addresses (1) the transition of care for seriously injured servicemembers who are transferred between DOD and VA medical facilities, (2) DOD's and VA's efforts to provide early intervention for rehabilitation for seriously injured servicemembers, (3) DOD's efforts to screen servicemembers at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and whether VA can meet the demand for PTSD services, and (4) the impact of problems related to military pay on injured servicemembers and their families. This testimony is based on GAO work issued from 2004 through 2006 on the conditions facing OEF/OIF servicemembers at the time the audit work was completed. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-589T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-589T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-589T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-589T.pdf GAO-07-589T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-589T Testimony GAO-07-589T; DOD and VA Health Care: Challenges Encountered by Injured Servicemembers during Their Recovery Process; Health care facilities Health care services Interagency relations Medical care evaluation Mental health Mental health care services Military pay Military personnel Post-traumatic stress disorders Veterans Veterans benefits Veterans' medical care DOD Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom Volume 118 Page 2379 118 Stat. 2379 Volume 120 Page 2083 120 Stat. 2083 Public Law 108-422 Public Law 109-364