Improving the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans (2008)
Chapter: Appendix B: Committee on Evaluation of the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans Open Session Meeting Agendas
Appendix B
Committee on Evaluation of the Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans Open Session Meeting Agendas
Committee Meeting #1
May 31, 2006
Keck Center of the National Academies
Washington, D.C.
AGENDA
Wednesday, May 31 | Room 201 |
8:30 a.m. | Closed Session (Committee Members and IOM Staff Only) |
10:30 a.m. | Open Session Begins |
10:30 a.m. | Welcome and Introductory Remarks, Introduction of Committee Member and Attendees Jonathan Samet, M.D., M.S., Committee Chair |
10:40 a.m. | Expectations of the Study Sponsor Commissioner John Grady (Member, Veterans’ DisabilityBenefits Commission) |
11:00 a.m. | An Overview of the Disability Benefits Program and Presumptions Affecting Veterans’ Benefits Thomas Pamperin, M.B.A. (Assistant Director for Policy,Compensation and Pension Service, Department of VeteransAffairs) |
11:45 a.m. | Legislative and Regulatory History of Presumptions David Barrans, J.D. (Deputy Assistant General Counsel,Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs) |
12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
1:15 p.m. | The Role of Science in Establishing VA Disability Compensation Policies Mark Brown, Ph.D. (Director, VA’s Environmental AgentsService, Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards,Department of Veterans Affairs) |
1:45 p.m. | Presumptions in VA’s Disability Program—The Effect Thomas Pamperin, M.B.A. (Assistant Director for Policy,Compensation and Pension Service, Department of VeteransAffairs) |
2:05 p.m. | PANEL Q&A—VA Presenters and Committee Members |
2:45 p.m. | Break |
3:00 p.m. | An Examiner’s Use of the Clinician’s Guide and How Examiners Are Selected and Trained by VHA Patrick Joyce, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. (Chief Physician,Compensation and Pension Program, VA Medical Center,Washington, D.C.) |
3:45 p.m. | Making Decisions Based on Medical Evidence Bradley Flohr (Chief of Advisory Review Staff,Compensation and Pension Service) |
4:15 p.m. | Public Comments (Attendees will be given the opportunity to make brief remarks to the Committee Members) |
5:15 p.m. | Open Session Ends |
5:15 p.m. | Closed Session (Committee Members and IOM Staff Only) |
6:15 p.m. | Adjourn |
Committee Meeting #2
July 27, 2006
Keck Center of the National Academies
Washington, D.C.
AGENDA
Thursday, July 27 | Room 101 |
8:30 a.m. | Closed Session (Committee Members and IOM Staff Only) |
9:00 a.m. | Open Session Begins |
9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductory Remarks, Introduction of Committee Members and Attendees Jonathan Samet, M.D., M.S., Committee Chair |
9:10 a.m. | Summary of Recent IOM Studies Conducted for VA Rose Marie Martinez, Sc.D. (Director, Board on PopulationHealth and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine) |
9:45 a.m. | VA Health Care Utilization Among Operation Iraqi Freedom/ Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Han K. Kang, Dr.P.H. (Director, EnvironmentalEpidemiology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs) |
10:15 a.m. | Overview of VA Registries Han K. Kang, Dr.P.H. (Director, EnvironmentalEpidemiology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs) |
10:45 a.m. | Break |
11:00 a.m. | Assessing Environmental and Occupational Exposures—VA Disability and Compensation Policies Lawrence R. Deyton, M.S.P.H., M.D. (Chief Officer, PublicHealth and Environmental Hazards, Department of VeteransAffairs) |
12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
1:00 p.m. | Overview of DoD Deployment and Installation-Based Occupational and Environmental Health Programs R. Craig Postlewaite, D.V.M., M.P.H. (Senior Analyst,Environmental Health Surveillance, DoD Deployment HealthSupport Directorate) |
1:20 p.m. | Deployment Health Surveillance: Past, Current, and Future Operations Jack M. Heller, Ph.D. (Director, Health Risk Management,U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and PreventiveMedicine) |
2:05 p.m. | DoD Occupational Health Exposure Assessment Processes John Seibert, C.I.H., C.S.P. (Assistant for Safety, Health andFire Protection, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary ofDefense for Installations and Environment) |
2:50 p.m. | Break |
3:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion with DoD Representatives |
4:00 p.m. | Public Comments from Veterans Service Organizations |
| The American Legion Cathy Wiblemo, M.H.A. (Deputy Director, VeteransAffairs and Rehabilitation Division) AMVETS Jim Doran (National Service Director) United Spinal Association Leonard Selfon, Esq. (National Service Director) |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Quentin Kinderman (Deputy Director, NationalLegislative Service) Vietnam Veterans of America Rick Weidman (Executive Director for Policy andGovernment Affairs) |
4:30 p.m. | Public Comments from Attendees (Attendees will also be given the opportunity to make brief remarks to the Committee Members) |
5:00 p.m. | Open Session Ends |
5:15 p.m. | Closed Session (Committee Members and IOM Staff Only) |
6:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Committee Meeting #3
October 4, 2006
Emily Morgan Hotel
705 East Houston Street
San Antonio, Texas
AGENDA
Wednesday, October 4 | Emily Morgan Hotel (Room 2) |
7:30 a.m. | Closed Session (Committee Members and IOM Staff Only) |
8:00 a.m. | Open Session Begins |
8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductory Remarks, Introduction of Committee Members and Attendees Jonathan M. Samet, M.D., M.S., (Chair, Committee onEvaluation of the Presumptive Disability Decision-MakingProcess for Veterans) |
8:10 a.m. | Presentations from Past Congressional Staffers Laura Petrou Patrick Ryan, J.D. Edward Scott, J.D. Chris Yoder |
9:10 a.m. | Panel Q&A—Panel Presenters and Committee Members |
9:50 a.m. | Break |
10:00 a.m. | DoD and Veterans Affairs: Health Information Sharing Nhan Do, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.P. (Information Manager,Medical Informatics, TricareManagement Activity) Cliff Freeman, M.A., M.S. (Director, VA/DoD Health ITSharing Program) |
10:30 a.m. | Panel Q&A—Health IT Presenters and Committee Members |
11:00 a.m. | Public Comments from Veterans Service Organizations Public Comments from Attendees (Attendees will also be given the opportunity to make brief remarks to the Committee Members) Comments from LTG James Terry Scott, U.S. Army (Ret.)(Chairman, Veterans Disability Benefits Commission) Closing Comments from Jonathan M. Samet, M.D., M.S.(Chair, Committee on Evaluation of the PresumptiveDisability Decision-Making Process for Veterans) |
12:00 p.m. | Open Session Ends |
1:00 p.m. | Closed Session (Committee Members and IOM Staff Only) |
6:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
