#aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#agbe  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to submit 
c]ta9 reports relat+ to m$ical evid5ce  
submitt$ 9 support ( claims = b5efits "u
 ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  #a4   
,report on progress ( ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs ,acceptable ,cl9ical  
,evid5ce initiative  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on ! progress (
 ! ,acceptable ,cl9ical ,evid5ce        
initiative ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs 9 r$uc+ ! necessity = 9-p]son  
disability exam9ations & o!r ef=ts to   
comply ) ! provisions ( section #eabe ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,cont5ts ( report ,! report requir$ by  
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,! numb] ( claims eligible = !     
,acceptable ,cl9ical ,evid5ce initiative

 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !      
comm5cem5t ( ! initiative & end+ on !   
date ( ! submittal ( ! report1          
disaggregat$ by fiscal ye>4  7#b7 ,!    
total numb] ( claims eligible = !       
,acceptable ,cl9ical ,evid5ce initiative
 t requir$ a m$ical exam9] ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 to supplem5t ! evid5ce ) in=mation     
obta9$ dur+ a telephone int]view ) a    
claimant4  7#c7 ,in=mation on any o!r   
initiatives or ef=ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t to   
fur!r enc\rage ! use ( private m$ical   
evid5ce & reliance ^u reports ( a m$ical
 exam9ation adm9i/]$ by a private       
physician if ! report is suffici5tly    
complete to be adequate = ! purposes (  
adjudicat+ a claim4  7#d7 ,! anticipat$ 
impact on ! timel9e & accuracy ( a      
decision on a claim = b5efits "u *apt]  
#aa or #ae ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 if ! ,secret>y 7 prohibit$ f     
reque/+ a m$ical exam9ation 9 ! case ( a
 claim 9 support ( :i* a claimant       
submits m$ical evid5ce & a m$ical op9ion
 provid$ by a private physician t is    

compet5t1 cr$ible1 probative1 & o!rwise 
adequate = ! purpose ( mak+ a decision  
on t claim4  7#e7 ,recomm5dations on h[ 
! ,dep>tm5t c measure1 track1 & prev5t !
 ord]+ ( unnecess>y m$ical exam9ations  
:5 ! provision by a claimant ( a m$ical 
exam9ation adm9i/]$ by a private        
physician 9 support ( a claim = b5efits 
"u *apt] #aa or #ae ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is adequate = ! purpose ( 
mak+ a decision on t claim4  #b4 ,annual
 report on submittal ( private m$ical   
evid5ce 9 support ( claims = ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs b5efits ,n lat] ?an  
,m>* #a ( fiscal ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbd1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all   
submit to ,congress a report t includes1
 = ! cal5d> ye> prec$+ ! ye> 9 :i* !    
report is submitt$1 ! foll[+ = ea*      
regional (fice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs3  7#a7 ,! numb] ( times a      
vet]an :o submitt$ private m$ical       
evid5ce 9 support ( a claim =           
comp5sation or p5sion "u ! laws adm9i/]$
 by ! ,secret>y 0 s*$ul$ = an exam9ation

 p]=m$ by ,dep>tm5t p]sonnel because !  
private m$ical evid5ce submitt$ 0       
det]m9$ to be unacceptable4  7#b7 ,! mo/
 common reasons :y private m$ical       
evid5ce submitt$ 9 support ( claims =   
b5efits "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !         
,secret>y 0 det]m9$ to be unacceptable4 
7#c7 ,! types ( disabilities = :i*      
claims = b5efits "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !
 ,secret>y 7 mo/ly commonly d5i$ :5     
private m$ical evid5ce 0 submitt$4      
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,may   
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