DOD Health Care: Mental Health & Traumatic Brain Injury Screening Efforts Implemented, but Consistent Pre-Deployment Medical Record Review Policies Needed

May 2008 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed the Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to implement pre-deployment mental health screening, how post-deployment mental health referrals are tracked, and screening requirements for mild traumatic brain injury. GAO selected the Army, Marine Corps, and Army National Guard for the review. GAO reviewed documents and interviewed DOD officials and conducted site visits to three military installations where the pre-deployment health assessment was being conducted. GAO recommended that DOD address inconsistency in its policies by revising its Instruction on Deployment Health to require a review of medical records as part of . . .