Ides Guidebook
Ides Guidebook

Author: United States Government Army

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-07-17

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781490991856

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In 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) received presidential direction to conduct a joint program to modernize and improve the disability evaluation and compensation process for wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers. VA and DoD collaborated to develop the Integrated Disability Evaluation System(IDES).The goals of IDES are to:• Reduce the overall time it takes a Soldier to progress through the IDES process, starting at the time of referral to the Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) and ending upon receipt of VA benefits or return to duty (RTD);• Utilize a single examination process that meets the needs of VA and DoD; and• Increase transparency of both the military disability evaluation system and VA claims processes for wounded, ill, and injured Soldiers and their families.The IDES process identifies all medical and/or psychological conditions that impact military occupational function for the purposes of determining fitness for duty and entitlement to military and/ or VA disability compensation. The core IDES process is standardized to ensure that each Soldier, Command, and the Army Staff understand their critical contributions to case processing. Accountability measures based on the minimum necessary standards are in place at all levels across the Army. This guidebook clarifies the processes, roles and responsibilities, and standards measured at each IDES step.The IDES Guidebook is intended solely to provide MTFs and their personnel with a description of IDES practices and procedures. The IDES Guidebook should not be construed or referenced as an authoritative source for IDES regulations or policy. In-text citations refer to authoritative IDES policy and regulations. Readers should always seek out these authoritative sources when necessary and should not, in any case, cite to the IDES Guidebook as Department of the Army policy.

Improving Performance in the Integrated Disability Evaluation System
Improving Performance in the Integrated Disability Evaluation System

Author: John E. Kent

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13:

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) instituted a jointly managed disability evaluation process. This process began as the Disability Evaluation System Pilot (DES-P), initiated in the National Capitol Region (NCR), which eventually expanded to 27 sites. The pilot was declared a success and is now being rolled out world-wide as the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES). In the departments' joint report to Congress dated August 31, 2010, the pilot was described as a success. However, the data in the report illustrates that process time has increased consistently since February 2010. Further, while 10,025 Army Soldiers entered the process by January 2011, only 26% had completed the process. Failing to address declining performance impacts the Army's population of medically non-deployable Soldiers and thus medical readiness and the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN). This paper proposes a more comprehensive data driven performance management system for the execution of the IDES program. The paper also presents metrics to monitor work in process as well as completed work and proposes automation system changes to better monitor performance and respond to surges for both the VA and DOD partners.

Military and Veterans Disability System, Pilot Has Achieved Some Goals, But Further Planning and Monitoring Needed
Military and Veterans Disability System, Pilot Has Achieved Some Goals, But Further Planning and Monitoring Needed

Author: U.s. Government Accountability Office

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-08-10

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9781974411085

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" Since 2007, the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) have been testing a new disability evaluation system designed to integrate their separate processes and thereby expedite veterans' benefits for wounded, ill, and injured servicemembers. Having piloted the integrated disability evaluation system (IDES) at 27 military facilities, they are now planning for its expansion military-wide. Part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 required GAO to report on DOD and VA's implementation of policies on disability evaluations. This report examines: (1) the results of the agencies' evaluation of the IDES pilot, (2) challenges in implementing the IDES pilot to date, and (3) whether DOD and VA's plans to expand the IDES adequately address potential future challenges. GAO analyzed data from DOD and VA, conducted site visits at 10 military facilities, and interviewed DOD and VA officials. "

Military and Veterans Disability System
Military and Veterans Disability System

Author: Daniel Bertoni

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 15

ISBN-13:

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Since 2007, the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) have been pilot testing a new disability evaluation system designed to integrate their separate processes and thereby expedite veterans' benefits for wounded, ill, and injured servicemembers. Having piloted the integrated disability evaluation system (IDES) at 27 military facilities, they are now planning for its expansion military-wide. This testimony is based on GAO's ongoing review of the IDES pilot and draft report, which is currently with DOD and VA for agency comment. GAO conducted this review pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. This review specifically examined: (1) the results of the agencies' evaluation of the IDES pilot, (2) challenges in implementing the IDES pilot to date, and (3) whether the agencies' plans to expand the IDES adequately address potential future challenges. To address these questions, GAO analyzed data from DOD and VA, conducted site visits at 10 military facilities, and interviewed DOD and VA officials.

Seamless Transition
Seamless Transition

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-12-11

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781981587131

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Seamless transition : review of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System : hearing before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, May 23, 2012.

A Case Study Investigation Into Creating a Joint Physical Evaluation Board
A Case Study Investigation Into Creating a Joint Physical Evaluation Board

Author: Elizabeth K. Blanchford

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13:

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"In 2007, in the wake of the investigations of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Congress showed increased interest in the proper care of our nation's military members, especially those who were wounded, ill or injured. The Department of Defense (DoD) Disability Evaluation System (DES) drew further scrutiny by Congress as a result of numerous complaints that the Services were inconsistently rating Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines with similar injuries. On January 28, 2008, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed into law by President George W. Bush. This Wounded Warrior legislation instituted a number of critical changes to the DES process. First, it required the DoD and the Veterans Administration (VA) to integrate the current DES into a single streamlined process, better serving the veterans and saving the DoD money. Second, it mandated the establishment of a joint PDBR created to review, upon appeal, veterans' cases with medical conditions for individuals with a disability rating 20% or less and, consequently, were ineligible to retire when medically discharged. The purpose of this research was to determine the efficiencies, benefits and challenges of continuing these joint trends toward the creation of a joint Physical Evaluation Board (PEB). To justify the recommendation of developing a joint PEB, a case-study methodology is used to compare the current individual Services' PEB structures to the joint PDBR construct. Successes garnered by the joint PDBR and Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) provide a benchmark for further joint efforts. The PEB and PDBR were compared using dependent variables designed to characterize efficiency, effectiveness, cost savings and the benefit to the service member."--Abstract.