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VA should revise its methods for evaluating and rating PTSD in veterans

To ensure more consistent and appropriate disability compensation for veterans, the US Department of Veterans Affairs needs to revise how it evaluates former military personnel for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder and determines the payment amounts they merit, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council.

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