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U.S. Department of Defense Disability Compensation Under a Fitness-For-Duty Evaluation Approach [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 169 pages, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2022
  • Kirjastus: RAND
  • ISBN-10: 1977408001
  • ISBN-13: 9781977408006
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 169 pages, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2022
  • Kirjastus: RAND
  • ISBN-10: 1977408001
  • ISBN-13: 9781977408006
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In this report, the authors evaluate four hypothetical alternative U.S. Department of Defense disability compensation approaches that would support a simpler disability evaluation process by reducing reliance on disability ratings.

About This Report iii
Figures and Tables
vii
Summary xi
Acknowledgments xix
Abbreviations xxi
Chapter One Introduction
1(8)
Streamlining the Current System
3(3)
Study Objective and Research Approach
6(1)
Road Map of Report
7(2)
Chapter Two Overview of the Current Department of Defense Disability Compensation System
9(14)
Department of Defense Disability Severance and Disability Retirement
9(11)
Summary
20(3)
Chapter Three Alternative Department of Defense Disability Compensation Systems
23(8)
What Is the Compensation Objective?
23(2)
Alternative Department of Defense Disability Compensation Systems
25(5)
Summary
30(1)
Chapter Four Changes in Department of Defense Disability Compensation Under Alternatives
31(32)
Approach for Estimating the Change in the Net Department of Defense Disability Benefit Under Alternatives
31(6)
Data Sources
37(1)
Results: Estimating the Change in the Net Department of Defense Disability Benefit Under Alternatives
38(23)
Summary
61(2)
Chapter Five Implications of a Fitness-for-Duty Evaluation System on Processing Time, End Strength, and Human Capital Loss
63(12)
Processing Times and End Strength
64(3)
Human Capital Loss
67(5)
Alternative Policies to Restore End Strength and Their Cost
72(2)
Summary
74(1)
Chapter Six Policy and Legislative Considerations
75(8)
Current Key Requirements
75(2)
Due Process
77(2)
Legislative, Regulatory, and Policy Implications of the Four Alternatives
79(1)
Other Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Regimes
80(3)
Chapter Seven Additional Design Considerations
83(10)
Lump-Sum Versus Annuity Payments
83(3)
Health Care
86(4)
Other Considerations
90(3)
Chapter Eight Conclusion
93(4)
APPENDIXES
A Prior Reform Proposals and Other Disability Compensation Systems
97(8)
B Analysis File Development on Medical Discharges
105(2)
C File Development for Analysis of Alternative 3
107(8)
D Policy and Legal Requirements
115(12)
E Additional Results for Alternative 1b, With and Without Combat-Related Special Compensation
127(2)
F Additional Results for Alternative 1 and 2, With and Without Combat-Related Special Compensation
129(10)
Bibliography 139