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As part of Public Law 117-168 (PACT Act), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was directed to contract with the National Academies to review and assess their revised administrative Presumption Decision Process (PDP). This process will be used to evaluate the evidence for relationships between medical conditions and possible military environmental exposures, and the process by which a condition is considered for presumption related benefits and health care eligibility. The review will examine whether the process is consistent with current scientific standards for weight of the evidence assessments and whether the proposed criteria are fair and consistent.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides health care and other benefits to eligible veterans with physical and mental injuries or illnesses (conditions) related to their military service. When the scientific information needed to connect a veterans service or a particular military exposure w...
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An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct an assessment of the revised administrative process to be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate medical conditions and possible relationships to military environmental exposures. The review of the revised Presumption Decision Process will examine
- whether the process is in accordance with current scientific standards for assessing the link between exposure to environmental hazards and the development of health outcomes, and
- assess whether the elements of the process are fair and consistent.
The committee shall produce a final report detailing its process and offer any findings, conclusions, and recommendations it deems appropriate to improve the process.
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Olivia Loibner
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Alexandra McKay
