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Military Disability Evaluation: Ensuring Consistent and Timely Outcomes for Reserve and Active Duty Service Members

GAO-06-561T Published: Apr 06, 2006. Publicly Released: Apr 06, 2006.
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The House Subcommittee on Military Personnel asked GAO to discuss the results of its recent study on the Military Disability Evaluation System. In this study, GAO determined (1) how current DOD policies and guidance for disability determinations compare for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and what policies are specific to reserve component members of the military; (2) what oversight and quality control mechanisms are in place at DOD and these three services of the military to ensure consistent and timely disability decisions for active and reserve component members; and (3) how disability decisions, ratings, and processing times compare for active and reserve component members of the Army, the largest branch of the service, and what factors might explain any differences.

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Aid for the disabledDisability benefitsEligibility determinationsMilitary personnelMilitary policiesPeople with disabilitiesPolicy evaluationProgram evaluationProgram managementComparative analysisQuality control