National Academies Press: OpenBook

PTSD Compensation and Military Service (2007)

Chapter: Appendix A Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas

« Previous: 7 General Observations
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2007. PTSD Compensation and Military Service. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11870.
×

APPENDIX A
Committee on Veterans’ Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress DisorderPublic Meeting Agendas

MEETING #1

May 2, 2006

National Academy of Sciences Building

2100 C Street, NW

Washington, DC


1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.

Chair’s opening statement

Introductions


1:20 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.

Sponsor’s charge to the committee

Renée L. Szybala, Esq.

Director, Compensation and Pension Service,

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs


1:40 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

Making PTSD Compensation “Effective”: Values, Perspectives, & Science

Charles C. Engel, M.D., M.P.H.; Colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army

Deployment Health Clinical Center

U.S. Department of Defense

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2007. PTSD Compensation and Military Service. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11870.
×

2:10 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

Remarks from the Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission

William M. Matz, Jr., Major General, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission


2:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Break


2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Evidence Relevant to Compensation Awards for PTSD

Matthew Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.

National Center for PTSD

Department of Veterans Affairs


3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Traumatic Exposure and Its Consequences

Terrance M. Keane, Ph.D.

VA Boston Healthcare System


4:40 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Follow-up questions from the committee, and questions and comments from the floor


5:15 p.m.

Public meeting adjourns

MEETING #2

July 6, 2006

Keck Center of the National Academies

500 5th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001


10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Chair’s opening statement and introductions


10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Issues and Barriers to Implementation of Best Practice Guidelines in Compensation and Pension Examinations for PTSD

Paul A. Arbisi, Ph.D., ABAP

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota

Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota

Staff Psychologist, Minneapolis VA Medical Center

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2007. PTSD Compensation and Military Service. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11870.
×

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Beliefs, Symptoms and Help-Seeking Behaviors Associated with Phases in the VA PTSD Claims Process

Nina A. Sayer, Ph.D. L.P.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota

Core Investigator, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research


11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

General discussion and questions


12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.

Break


1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

PTSD Disability Benefits: A Focus on Gender

Maureen Murdoch, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota

Staff Physician, Section of General Internal Medicine, Minneapolis VAMC

Core Investigator, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research


1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

The Evaluation of PTSD for Disability Compensation Purposes

Bradley B. Flohr

Chief, Judicial/Advisory Review Staff, Compensation and Pension Service

Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs


2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Break


2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Problems Faced by Veterans in Obtaining Disability Compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Barton F. Stichman, Esq.

Joint Executive Director, National Veterans Legal Services Program


4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Presentations by meeting registrants

Statement by Sidney Lee, President, The African American Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Association

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2007. PTSD Compensation and Military Service. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11870.
×

Statement by Rick Weidman, Executive Director, Vietnam Veterans of America


5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Follow-up questions from the committee, and questions and comments from the floor


5:30 p.m.

Public meeting adjourns

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2007. PTSD Compensation and Military Service. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11870.
×
Page 211
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2007. PTSD Compensation and Military Service. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11870.
×
Page 212
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2007. PTSD Compensation and Military Service. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11870.
×
Page 213
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2007. PTSD Compensation and Military Service. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11870.
×
Page 214
Next: Appendix B Federal Regulations Related to VA Compensation of PTSD and Other Mental Disorders »
PTSD Compensation and Military Service Get This Book
×
Buy Paperback | $61.00 Buy Ebook | $48.99
MyNAP members save 10% online.
Login or Register to save!
Download Free PDF

The scars of war take many forms: the limb lost, the illness brought on by a battlefield exposure, and, for some, the psychological toll of encountering an extremely traumatic event. PTSD Compensation and Military Service presents a thorough assessment of how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs evaluates veterans with possible posttraumatic stress disorder and determines the level of disability support to which they are entitled. The book presents a history of mental health disability compensation of military personnel and reviews the current compensation and pension examination procedure and disability determination methodology. It offers a number of recommendations for changes that would improve the fairness, consistency, and scientific foundation of this vital program. This book will be of interest and importance to policy makers, veterans affairs groups, the armed forces, health care organizations, and veterans themselves.

  1. ×

    Welcome to OpenBook!

    You're looking at OpenBook, NAP.edu's online reading room since 1999. Based on feedback from you, our users, we've made some improvements that make it easier than ever to read thousands of publications on our website.

    Do you want to take a quick tour of the OpenBook's features?

    No Thanks Take a Tour »
  2. ×

    Show this book's table of contents, where you can jump to any chapter by name.

    « Back Next »
  3. ×

    ...or use these buttons to go back to the previous chapter or skip to the next one.

    « Back Next »
  4. ×

    Jump up to the previous page or down to the next one. Also, you can type in a page number and press Enter to go directly to that page in the book.

    « Back Next »
  5. ×

    Switch between the Original Pages, where you can read the report as it appeared in print, and Text Pages for the web version, where you can highlight and search the text.

    « Back Next »
  6. ×

    To search the entire text of this book, type in your search term here and press Enter.

    « Back Next »
  7. ×

    Share a link to this book page on your preferred social network or via email.

    « Back Next »
  8. ×

    View our suggested citation for this chapter.

    « Back Next »
  9. ×

    Ready to take your reading offline? Click here to buy this book in print or download it as a free PDF, if available.

    « Back Next »
Stay Connected!