Oversight Hearing on the Operation of the Board of Veterans Appeals: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, and Insurance of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, October 3, 1985 |
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Page 68 - ... the Veterans Administration cannot be overemphasized. When possible, this should Include complete neurological and psychiatric examination, and other special examinations Indicated by the physical condition, in addition to the required general and orthopedic or surgical examinations. When complete examinations are not conducted covering all systems of the body affected by disease or injury, It is impossible to visualize the nature and extent of the service connected disability. Incomplete examination...
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Page 41 - An attempt was made to deal with this dilemma in 1980, when the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) of the American Psychiatric Association officially dropped the term "neurosis
Page 23 - ... MX Mr. DICKS. The question is why do we need the MX? We can always start up the Minuteman line, give you some new Minutemen for a lot less money. General SCURLOCK. I don't know whether it would be less money in terms of effectiveness. It would not be. Starting up the line would be a very major task. I don't know what the cost would be, but it would be very substantial. General ALLEN. May I supplement that? Secretary STETSON. Yes. General ALLEN. The operation of Minuteman has been a major part...
Page 81 - Board for a period of 5 months. At the end of this period, the Board sends a reminder to the agency of original jurisdiction.