The Health of Former Prisoners of War Results from the Medical Examination Survey of Former POWs of World War II and the Korean Conflict (1992) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix A: VA Circulars
Appendix A: VA Circulars
Pages 129-148
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Single copies of the SCID and the psychological forms (VA Forms 1020844-a through 10-20844-d) are available from the author.
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b. The SAC is currently conducting, under ~ contract, a morbidity survey of former prisoners of war of ~ II and Me Korean conflict, confining ~ ongoing longitudinal stub beg in Me early 1950's.
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Me -C will contact Weir research vecer~s Id invite chum to participate in Me It's protocol ex~cion prong, ~icb teas ~ repros Her 29-0389. If a Deters agrees to be examined, a copy of tbe veter~'s reply fog will be sent to He nearest ~ medical center.
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The physician coordinator will be the contact person regarding this research project, and will assist the VA medical center's Research and Development Committee in obtaining the Subcommittee on Human Studies approval.
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(6) Each lIA medical center will need to secure the approval of its local Research and Development Committee and Subcommittee on Human Studies.
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136 ATTACHMENT A NAS - NRC CASE NUMBER POW? NAME 123456 Yes veteran #1 THE HEALTH OF FORMER POWs CIRCULAR 10-87-138 November 20, 1987 SAMPLE NAS-NRC POW EXAMINATION SCHEDULE LIST FACILITY NAME AND NUMBER VAMC Anywhere, 100 SSN STATUS DATE SCHEDULED 123-45-6t89 1 2/22/87 12345i Yes veteran #2 Yes veteran #3 123-45-6780 4 refusal 231-54-9876 3 can't contact
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Of ~ Medical Center ~ ~ ~ ~ _ Former Prisoners of War and Cowan Soldiers." This stub is being conducted by he Medical Follow- Agency of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council under contract to he Veterans Administration.
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Attached to this letter is a former POW Medical History form which will be made a permanent part of your record. Please complete this form to the best of your ability, paying special attention to completeness of responses .
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If you hue ad questions bout Me examination, you should talk to your administrative coordinator,
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of WW II (World War II) and the Korean conflict.
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were traced for the earlier survey, and mailing addresses have been obtained for approximately 90 percent of them. Letters of invitation will be mailed to these veterans, urging participation in the VA medical evaluation protocol, and requesting the ~reteran's permission to forward their name to the closest VA medical center for scheduling of the actual examination.
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~1 medics astir, ps~logical Celtic, ~ dis~ili~ ~= will be matched to the ~S-~C master file to create a scum file containing medical anion, psychological tests, ~ ~spi~lizati~ ~erie~e, ~ dis~ili~ hissed, military service history, and POW captivity history. Me scum file will be analyzed co abbess Me bastions posed earlier, ad a report will be prepped ~ submitted for ~1~.
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APPENDIX A CIRCUIAR 10 - 87 -138 November 20, 1987 Table 1 Estimated Sample Sizes for POW Medical Examination Study POWs War period Already To be and theater examined examined Total CONTROLS WW II, Pacific 175 475 650 700 UW II, European 95 280 375 385 WW II, European (malnourished) 60 190 250 Korean conflict 220 620 840 850 Total 550 1, 565 2 ,115 1, 935 G -4 143
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ACTION: a. General Outline of the Research Scud: Me ~S-~C has already invited the Pots in Weir research stud to parcicipace in Me ~&S POW protocol examination program, and they soon will also invite non-P~ _ ~ Adds Weir reply fog will be sent to the nearest VA medical center for examination scheduling, just as the reply fogs for POWs were sent.
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Washington, DC 20418 (4) Each VA medical center will need to secure the approval of its local Research and Development CoDmittee and Subcommittee on Human Studies.
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D . Deputy Chief Medical Director Attachments DISTRIBUTION: COA: SS ( 151F)
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DATE: Traveler' s signature (must be signed to receive reimbursement) VA FORM 10-20877 AUG 1988 147 CIRCUIAR 10- 88 -117 October 7, 1988 A-1
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