Physical Evaluation Board Forum

As an advocate for those in the Physical Disability Evaluation System, I have tried to fight two battles: fighting for members going through the PDES and trying to fix the broken parts of the system.

The problem that I have is that there are many individual cases that require assistance to get a fair evaluation. Recently, though, I have been thinking more and more about the problems inherent in the system that make getting a fair evaluation more difficult than it should be. Fixing...

Jason

Sec. 1612. MEDICAL EVALUATIONS AND PHYSICAL DISABILITY EVALUATIONS OF RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS.

(a) Medical Evaluations of Recovering Service Members.--

(1) In general.-- Not later than July 1, 2008, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a policy on improvements to the processes, procedures, and standards for the conduct by the military departments of medical evaluations of recovering service members.

(2) Elements.-- The policy on improvements to processes,...

Jason

This is the first blog here...it is about blogging!!

I realized that some members might want a place to write (or vent) about their case, their life, or about anything. So, I added the blogging feature. I hope it is a welcome part of this site and that you enjoy it!

Jason