This chapter summarizes what is known about how aggravation of preservice disability and secondary claims are evaluated and rated, and provides recommendations on how the current process can be ...

Service members suffering from PTSD may have new options under the VA pending the outcomes of several research studies (U.S. Marine Corps photo). Veterans who experienced certain traumatic events ...

—A recent study investigating factors affecting VA service connection denial for PTSD claims related to military sexual trauma found that citing sexual harassment were more likely to be denied than ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix I: M21-1 Compensation and Pension Manual." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Evaluation of the Disability Determination Process for ...