Vets “not well-served,” disability panel chief says
MSNBC
04/12/07
The way the government rates service members’ disabilities is inconsistent, and the Army might be shortchanging injured soldiers, the chairman of a special commission said Thursday. Testifying before a Senate panel, retired Lt. Gen. James Terry Scott, chairman of the Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission, detailed problems in the Pentagon and Veterans Affairs ratings systems...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18076545/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Flawed System May Hurt Disabled Soldiers
The Army might be shortchanging injured soldiers by rating the severity of their disabilities with a system that is both unwieldy and inconsistent, the head of a special commission said on Thursday. Pentagon officials denied that those who rate the disabilities would cheat service members, but pledged to investigate.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/041307E.shtml
04/12/07
The way the government rates service members’ disabilities is inconsistent, and the Army might be shortchanging injured soldiers, the chairman of a special commission said Thursday. Testifying before a Senate panel, retired Lt. Gen. James Terry Scott, chairman of the Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission, detailed problems in the Pentagon and Veterans Affairs ratings systems...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18076545/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Flawed System May Hurt Disabled Soldiers
The Army might be shortchanging injured soldiers by rating the severity of their disabilities with a system that is both unwieldy and inconsistent, the head of a special commission said on Thursday. Pentagon officials denied that those who rate the disabilities would cheat service members, but pledged to investigate.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/041307E.shtml
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