06/14/2016
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"I am also concerned about some allegations that examiners are not sufficiently trained or may not be spending enough time with each patient to do a proper assessment."
"Okay. Because I am down to one minute here on my own self, would someone from the VA please try to explain to me how you verify these medical experts and spending all this time trying to figure out ho..."
"But at the same time, we want to ensure that only veterans who are disabled as a result of their service are receiving compensation payments for PTSD."
"I understand the purpose of the tool is to improve consistency. But each veteran is an individual and particularly with PTSD claims a one-size-fits-all approach will not work."