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April 12, 2007

Veterans' Disability Ratings

The Senate Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs Committees held a joint hearing on the Defense and Veterans Affairs Departments' disability … read more

The Senate Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs Committees held a joint hearing on the Defense and Veterans Affairs Departments' disability rating systems and the transition of service members from the Defense Department to the Veterans Affairs Department. Among the issues they addressed were levels of disability assigned to departing service members, medical costs of long term care, the quality of medical services, and conditions at medical treatment facilities. close

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David S. C. Chu Undersecretary Department of Defense->Personnel and Readiness
Daniel L. Cooper Undersecretary Department of Veterans Affairs->Benefits

Gerald Cross M.D. Principal Dep. Undersecretary (Acting) Department of Veterans Affairs->Health
Gordon R. England Deputy Secretary Department of Defense
Pete Geren III Acting Secretary U.S. Army
James M. Inhofe U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Oklahoma
Mel Martinez General Chair Republican National Committee
James Terry Scott Chair Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission
Daniel K. Akaka U.S. Senator [D] Hawaii
Evan Bayh U.S. Senator [D] Indiana
Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Senator [D] New York
Susan M. Collins U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Maine
John Cornyn U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Texas
Larry E. Craig U.S. Senator [R] Idaho
Johnny Isakson U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Georgia
Carl Levin U.S. Senator [D] Michigan
Joe Lieberman U.S. Senator [I] Connecticut
John S. McCain III U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Arizona
Claire McCaskill U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Missouri
Patty Murray U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Washington
Jay Rockefeller IV U.S. Senator [D] West Virginia
Jeff Sessions U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Alabama
Arlen Specter U.S. Senator [R] Pennsylvania
John Thune U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] South Dakota
John W. Warner U.S. Senator [R] Virginia
Jim Webb U.S. Senator [D] Virginia

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Senate Veterans' Affairs CommitteeSenate Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Program ID:: 197567-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 12, 2007 | 9:31am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Apr 14, 2007 | 11:46am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Apr 12, 2007 | 9:31am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 12, 2007 | 4:34pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 12, 2007 | 9:22pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 13, 2007 | 2:09am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 14, 2007 | 11:46am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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