Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans

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. "Appendix J: Causation and Statistical Causal Methods." Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.

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Front Matter (R1-R32)

General Summary (1-6)

1 Introduction (27-35)

2 A Brief History of Presumptive Disability Decisions for Veterans (36-51)

3 The Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process (52-69)

4 Legislative Background on Presumptions (70-82)

5 Case Studies Summary Chapter (83-135)

6 Establishing an Evidence-Based Framework (136-149)

7 Scientific Evidence for Causation in the Population (150-174)

8 Synthesizing the Evidence for Causation (175-197)

9 Applying Population-Based Results to Individuals: From Observational Studies to Personal Compensation (198-236)

10 Health and Exposure Data Infrastructure to Improve the Scientific Basis of Presumptions (237-297)

11 Governmental Classification and Secrecy (298-308)

12 The Way Forward (309-328)

13 Recommendations (329-338)

Appendix A: Statement of the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission to the Institute of Medicine's Committee on the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process, May 31, 2006 (339-343)

Appendix B: Committee on Evaluation of the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans Open Session Meeting Agendas (344-348)

Appendix C: Glossary (349-408)

Title Page (409-409)

Appendix D: Historical Background (410-423)

Appendix E: Arguments Favoring and Opposing Presumptions (424-433)

Appendix F: Tables: Summary of Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Legislative History (434-565)

Appendix G: VA's White Paper on the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process (566-569)

Appendix H: IOM's Statements of Task and Conclusions for Agent Orange and Gulf War Reports (570-591)

Appendix I: Case Studies (592-709)

Appendix J: Causation and Statistical Causal Methods (710-719)

Appendix K: Sources of Health and Exposure Data for Veterans (720-763)

Appendix L: Additional Classification and Secrecy Information (764-773)

Appendix M: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members, Consultants, and Staff (774-781)