VA to review rating schedule for mental health disorders.Reports on the search for public comments by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the first comprehensive review of its rating schedule governing psychiatric diagnosis. When announcement was made....
The US Department of Veterans Affairs determines a disability rating after reviewing your service treatment records (“STR”), C&P exam report and any other evidence submitted to them in support of your claim based on the criteria below. You may have one or more symptoms in a higher disability...
Schedule for Rating Disabilities--Mental Disorders and Definition of Psychosis for Certain VA PurposesRobert C. McFetridge
The Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Rating Scale (VADRS) is an assessment tool specifically designed to evaluate symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. Rooted in the criteria established by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth ...
Complicating the disability rating process is its non-linear nature. That is, the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) does not have to render a decision. Rather, it can return the case to the regional office for “further development” or for evaluation on an individual basis. VCS plai...
Dr. Finnerty wrote the book on sleep apnea secondary to PTSD; he also writes nexus letters for it. Are you interested in Dr. Finnerty’s opinions related to the VA’s 2022 proposed changes to the sleep apnea rating and/or the VA’s mental disorders rating schedule? You can watch him ...
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VA proposed updates to the Schedule for Rating Disabilities: neurological conditions and convulsive disorders. Understand how these changes impact veterans.Read More Project 2025: A Ticking Time Bomb for Veterans’ Tbird We've got a serious situation brewing, and it's time to sound the alarm. Th...
In this SMART, the PTV will be based on Columbia–Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Screener fallouts and CSRE fallouts. The cutoff for both must be 80% or higher (i.e., less than 20% fallouts) to be considered adequate implementation. This cutoff was chosen with input from the...
COMPASSgoalwill recruit 110 participants with residual executive dysfunction three months or more post-injury. Inclusion criteria combine both clinical diagnosis and standardized scores that are >1 SD from the normative score on the Frontal Systems Rating Scale. Participants are randomized into two groups...