PTSD Compensation and Military Service (2007)
Chapter: Appendix A Committee on Veterans' Compensation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Public Meeting Agendas
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
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
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
