TY  - JOUR
T1  - REports of medical examinations for veterans administration rating agencies
AU  - Kraabel TO, Director
Y1  - 1949/03/19
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1949.02900290050022
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 804
EP  - 805
VL  - 139
IS  - 12
N2  - To the Editor:— 
    The National Rehabilitation Commission of the American Legion wishes to call to the attention of the medical profession that many veterans who are attempting to get disability claims adjudicated before Veterans Administration rating agencies are experiencing delays and handicaps in accomplishment of final rating because of physicians' reports and statements which are unsatisfactory or not acceptable to the Veterans Administration for one reason or another. The purpose of this statement is to clarify what the Veterans Administration desires of physicians' reports to adjudicate claims properly. The Veterans Administration regulations require that the physician's statement be notarized only in initial establishment of service connection for a specific disease or condition. While this requirement is considered a waste of time by most physicians, it is a Veterans Administration requirement in establishing initial service connection. However, most doctors will be examining and working on reports for veterans who have already
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1949.02900290050022
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02900290050022
ER  -