VA Disability Exams: Actions Needed to Improve Program Management, Statement of Elizabeth Curda, Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security, Testimony Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate   [open pdf - 275KB]

From the opening statement of Elizabeth Curda: "Thank you for the opportunity to discuss our recent review of the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) planning and oversight efforts regarding its disability medical exam workloads. [...] My statement today summarizes our findings related to (1) VBA [Veterans Benefits Administration]'s planning for allocating disability exam workloads among VBA contractors and VHA [Veterans Health Administration] medical centers, and (2) how VBA assesses the quality of exam reports for certain complex claims."